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TIL Tortoises don't have a diaphragm so use their legs to contract and constrict their lungs. Essentially Tortoises use their legs to breath so holding them still would cause them to suffocate.

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8avAb TIL that a CA resident has recently filed suit against the state, claiming the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is ignoring evidence which suggests that Bigfoot inhabits the San Bernardino Mountains. She claims having seen an 800-lb sasquatch about 30 feet up in a tree, while hiking with her children.
Bg70b TIL People who have exposure to coal particles can contract 'Miners Lung' when the coal in the air is aspirated into the lungs
mxvJv TIL at $2 million per 30-second slot, the 2004 finale episode of FRIENDS had the most expensive ad slots for a non-sports program
JgE1 TIL 10-year old Tilly Smith saved her family and 100 other tourists from the 2004 Asian tsunami, by recognizing signs of tsunamis she had learned in a geography lesson two weeks before.
OoMyL TIL the classic bald eagle screech sound effect we hear in most movies and tv shows is actually the sound of a red tailed hawk screech dubbed over. Bald Eagles make more of a little cackling type of a laugh sound.