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TIL there is a unit called the “Manhatten distance” (or city block distance), describing the distance of two points when you, rather than measuring the direct linear connection, sum up the length of the left/right and the up/down movement, as if you walk along blocks in a big city.

awDEZ TIL giraffes have a natural blood pressure of about 280/180, and have a complex series of mechanisms in their circulatory system to prevent brain hemorrhage as their heads rapidly change elevation, such as when standing up from taking a drink.
e01Vb TIL The Moon has an atmosphere, although it is so thin that scientists consider it basically nonexistent for practical purposes. The total mass of the lunar atmosphere is about the same as a school bus.
oRlkr TIL: That whilst shooting the music video for Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel lay under a sheet of glass for 16 hours while filming the video one frame at a time. "It took a lot of hard work", Gabriel recalled, "I was thinking at the time, if anyone wants to try and copy this video, good luck to them."
OGBW7 TIL of Sir Anthony Meyer, a UK politician and WW2 veteran. He challenged Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for the position of leader. Dismissed as a nobody by the media at the time, Meyer’s challenge would ultimately lead to Thatcher being ousted after a decade in power.
OoPZL TIL 400 MILLION whiteboard markers are thrown away by schools a year. To combat marker trash, Crayola pays for US schools to send back ANY type of marker for recycling.