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TIL: Vampire bats can detect heat using a modified version of the receptor that responds to burning or capsaicin (spicy things). They can "see" at ~30 degrees C

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nWB4b TIL from 1970 to 2015, The Sun published a picture of a topless female model on its page 3
jNnYn TIL Not everyone has an inner dialogue
dDwGr TIL: The 1928 movie 'Noah's Ark'. While filming of the flood scene, 600,000 gallons of water was dropped on the set without warning the actors, so their reactions and fear on film were real. Three people drowned, one had a leg amputated, and many suffered broken limbs and other serious injuries.
VMY6p TIL that ‘anhedonia’ is a reduced ability to experience joy, and it is often a symptom of depression that persists even after a person’s depression goes in remission.
d8opB TIL A fault with the automation system on Australian Qantas Flight 72 (2008) caused the jet to violently pitch down so steeply, several passengers were thrown up from their seats and their heads smashed through ceiling panels. Some sustained long term permanent head, back, bone, and joint injuries.