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TIL Negative Ions Generated By Mountains, Waterfalls & Beaches Produce Biochemical Reactions That Increase Levels Of The Mood Chemical Serotonin, Helping To Alleviate Depression, Relieve Stress & Boost Daytime Energy

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x68mk TIL HMS Terror disappeared in the 1830s, somewhere in Northern Canada. Expeditions to find it, from 2010-14 ignored Inuit reports of a wreck and focused elsewhere. When Inuit Ranger Sammy Cogvik insisted they change course, the ship was found in under 3 hours - in namesake Terror Bay
O67e TIL David Bowies left pupil is permanently dilated after a fight he got in when he was 15.
kJZMW TIL in 2015, 18-year-old Julian Hernandez learned he was listed in a database for missing children when he met with his high school guidance counselor to apply for college. This would lead to him discovering that his dad had kidnapped him from his mom when he was 5. His dad was sentenced to 4 years.
nW7Db TIL that fish that live in frigid Arctic and Antarctic waters avoid freezing to death by producing antifreeze in their blood. This is so advantageous from an evolutionary standpoint that entirely unrelated fish species produce antifreeze proteins.
d8pBd TIL Myrmica sabuleti, or the Myrmica Ant, is often tricked by a caterpillar species that pretends to be ant larvae. It waits on a thyme leaf until the ants spot it and carry it to their nest, where it then feeds on ant grubs for the next 10 months before emerging as a Large Blue butterfly.