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TIL a Harvard study showed how intermittent fasting may increase lifespan by manipulating mitochondrial networks in the body.

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9X6p TIL that in in the 1970s professional 10 pin bowlers made twice as much as NFL players.
JY5VB TIL Quentin Blake, probably best known for Roald Dahl illustrations, also illustrated books written by Dr. Seuss and William Steig
b9Mvp TIL that it is fairly common for hedgehogs to eat their babies and/or reject them.
167yO TIL that the word “fragging” refers to a soldier’s deliberate or attempted killing of a fellow soldier, usually a superior. The term was coined by U.S. military personnel during the Vietnam War, during which there were nearly 900 documented and suspected fragging incidents from 1969 to 1972.
QND0e Today I Learned Saint Nicholas became associated with secret gift-giving to children because it's said he secretly gave a poor family money during the night. The father could not afford a dowry so his three daughters were destined to never marry and become sex workers without St. Nick's help.