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TIL it is customary for the residents of Churchill, Manitoba to leave their car doors unlocked in case you may need to take shelter from a POLAR BEAR

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neAMW TIL that a genetic mutation can cause a person's bone density to be as 8 times as high as normal people. People with such mutations have known to survive car crashes with no injuries but cannot swim as they will 'sink like a stone' in water.
Awa4 TIL that a comment on Reddit about the US Army traveling back in time to ancient Rome with current military tech is being made into a movie by Warner Bros.
R5b69 TIL Hypnotists in the UK are required by law to have a specific license to perform hypnosis, and during application must declare any previous attempts to use hypnotism to commit crimes
E1QB7 TIL there is a fungus which looks like a sponge and its actual scientific name is Spongiforma squarepantsii.
JYvRv TIL of the McCollough effect, a visual phenomenon which alters perception of horizontal and vertical lines. The effect can last for up to three months, if the viewer looks at the images that trigger it long enough.