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bvyp TIL that a language dies every 14 days
neXvb TIL according to NASA researchers, an optimal nap will last between 20-30 minutes and a perfect nap will last exaclty 26 minutes.
YprVv TIL Marine Iguanas have the distinct ability to "sneeze" out salt with the use of special glands they possess. This is due to the mass amount of saltwater they ingest from the ocean.
Y7JKv TIL the name of the mineral 'Xenotime' (originally 'kenotime' - meaning "vainglory" in greek) is making fun of a chemist who prematurely claimed to have found a new chemical element in the mineral
VM8jG TIL the nations of Slovakia and Slovenia, which regularly find themselves mistaken for each other, caused further confusion in 2018 when their respective prime ministers resigned on the same day for unrelated reasons.