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TIL Metabolism slows down 90% after 30 minutes of sitting.

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x6e7D TIL that an ankylosaur fossil was discovered in 2011 so flawlessly preserved that some of its skin, armor, and stomach contents were still intact.
D1o1v TIL Bill gates bought a Porsche 959 which was seized by customs & sat on a storage for 13 years before he helped pass law “show & display law” which allowed for legally importing exotic cars that did not meet the federal safety standards
Y7vOP TIL Henry Ford once set the world record for fastest speed achieved on land. In 1904 he drove a Ford 999 on a frozen lake and reached a speed of 91.37mph despite hitting a bump in the ice sending him airborne at one point. The record helped popularize Ford's company.
j6onR TIL in 1940, the UK proposed a UK-France merger, so the countries would be seen as a single country for the duration of WW2. This included shared citizenship, resources, defence, and policies. If the proposal was made just a few days earlier, there is belief it would have been carefully considered.
D6yD TIL President Carter’s son and Willie Nelson got high together on the roof of the White House.