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TIL gorillas are in a semi-permanent state of flatulence, meaning they're always farting, due to the bacteria in their gut and the almost 40 pounds of vegetation they consume daily

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4X5ja TIL astronauts need to sleep near air vents or risk carbon dioxide from their own lungs forming a bubble around their head due to weightlessness.
Oomr4 TIL In his own words, John Lennon's best-selling single "Imagine" was written to represent a 'Communist manifesto' where there was 'no more religion, no more country, no more politics.' In later interviews, Lennon claimed the song represented 'one country, one world, one people.'
e049b TIL in 2009, due to the heavy automation of flying an airplane, two pilots got so bored and distracted, that they overflew their destination by 150 miles.
WjPY TIL Sarah Rector, a young black girl, became a millionaire at the age of 11 in 1913 when the land she had been deeded under the Dawes Allotment Act produced a ‘gusher’ that brought in 2500 barrels of oil a day
17lD TIL that when you look at two parallel towers in reality, your mind autocompensates for your single perspective. When you look at two parallel images, however, it cannot help but do the same thing.