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TIL Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in college athletes, especially among males, African Americans, and basketball players

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1ajVO TIL of Ian Manuel. A man who spent years in isolation after he was condemned to die in prison for a nonhomicide offense at age 13. He won his freedom in 2016 with the help of the woman he attacked. He is now an activist, motivational speaker, and published author.
7jap TIL in Thailand, pigtailed macaques are trained to harvest coconuts. Males can harvest up to 1,600 coconuts in one day, while their human overlords can only harvest about 80.
9RvX TIL giant rats have been trained to sniff out land mines in Africa. In Mozambique, they have already been instrumental in the removal of 13,000 mines, helping reclaim 1,100 hectares of land
6E7Q8 TIL scientists have been giving MDMA to Octopuses to see what effect it has on their sociability. "At first they used too high a dose, and the animals “freaked out and did all these color changes,”
9YX57 TIL that in the 17th century a Tortoise had its brain removed and continued to live for six months.