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TIL languages that originate in humid environments are more likely to have a wide range of tones because human vocal folds become more elastic in humid environments

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N7YO6 TIL To combat Exploding Casket Syndrome where some caskets literally explode due to buildup of methane gas manufacturers added "burpers" to their sealer caskets, gaskets that release — or "burp" out — accumulated gases as a preventative measure.
MDmB TIL that in the movie “The Program” there was a scene where football players laid in the middle of the highway to prove they have nerves of steel as vehicles avoided them. In real life this stunt was copied but vehicles ran over each person instead of avoiding them.
dv09 TIL scorpions are incredibly resilient. Scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
x9Vb TIL that Pinball was removed from Windows because it had a rounding error in the 64 bit version of XP. The code was written by an outside company and it had no comments whatsoever, so they decided to scrap it instead of spending time trying to figure out how the code worked.
nevYB TIL in 1897, 3 Swedes attempted to be the first people to reach the North Pole. They travelled by hot air balloon but crashed after 65 hours. 33 years later, a ship discovered their camp, along with their dead bodies, journal, and camera. They'd survived for weeks by killing and eating polar bears.