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TIL about the residents of a neighborhood complaining of mysterious ailments from a new cell phone tower. During a meeting the owner revealed that the tower had been off for over a month. Residents didn’t show up to the followup meeting

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E1rdx TIL that the first animal balloons were made by Aztecs around year 1300, using real animal intestines; stomachs and bladders were also used. The intestines would be cleaned, sealed, filled with air and twisted to make dog and donkey shapes. These balloons were used as a sacrifice for gods.
Y7gRd TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands.
yLPp TIL Sleep is the only time the brain has to catch its breath. If it doesn’t, it may drown in its own biological debris–everything from toxic free radicals produced by hard-working fuel cells to spent molecules that are now useless
awgKJ TIL that in 1982, 10yo actress Samantha Smith wrote a letter to USSR Gen. Secretary Yuri Andropov asking if he would engage in nuclear war. Yuri invited her to Moscow. She was greeted as a celebrity. She died 3 years later in a plane crash after capturing the attention of the world for her efforts.
JYoY4 TIL only female mosquitoes bite. This is because they require blood to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes don’t feed on blood. Instead, they eat nectar and juices produced by plants.