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TIL squirrels don’t take “fall damage” because their terminal velocity is too low for it to do any damage on impact, it’s the same with ants.

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LBWV TIL when the FDA proposed regulations for e-cigarettes, many vape store owners embraced the idea because it would mean higher-quality products.
jNmN TIL when Emperor Hirohito broadcast his surrender order to the Japanese people on August 14, 1945, his subjects could not understand the obscure Royal dialect in which he spoke. An Army officer had to follow the Emperor’s statement with a translation.
gMWB9 TIL Dr. Phil is not licensed to practice.
oB6mr TIL that the Yellow Sam betting coup was a successful betting scheme played out at an Irish racetrack in 1975. The elaborate operation was eventually deemed legal, netting over 300K Irish pounds for Barney Curley and his team. Angry bookies paid out in over 100 bags of single bills.
kx5E TIL that patients with Bipolar disorder, even “rapid cycling” are affected by one episode for weeks/months at a time. Therefore, someone who is “manic” in the morning and “depressed” in the evening is not Bipolar.