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TIL Hippos sleep underwater and rise to breathe every few minutes without waking.

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GA9O5 TIL that the person who has most often performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl is actress Marlee Matlin, who has provided ASL Sign Language translations three times.
LkXYp TIL that using horizontal push bars instead of regular door knobs/handles is too prevent a crowd from smashing into a door and preventing its ability to open. Apparently it's called panic hardware
loR45 TIL Owl wings among other birds wings light up under UV light and the glow/brightness can be used to determine which feathers are newer versus older
j6J4E TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain.
AgOd TIL, among other interesting things about Terminator 2, that Arnold Schwarzenegger never blinks on screen. Not once.