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TIL Australia has hundreds of thousands of feral camels.

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J19jB TIL A Harvard study of 23,681 Greeks found that regular 30-min siestas (≥3x/week) cut heart disease deaths by 37% over 6 years. Working men saw a 64% reduction. Occasional nappers had a 12% lower risk. Naps may reduce stress, benefiting heart health.
alNN TIL that social etiquette and Western mannerisms are becoming status symbols in China
bYOE TIL in Back To The Future, a refrigerator was going to be the time travel device, but the director changed his mind because he didn’t want kids climbing into refrigerators and getting stuck.
9w7DQ TIL that CBS used to add bird songs to their golf broadcasts to eliminate awkward silences. This went unnoticed until a viewer, familiar with the bird songs of the region, realized the sounds were from birds that didn't inhabit the area where the tournament was being held.
nW7kG TIL that despite a large British advantage in numbers and experience, Americans defeated the British at New Orleans in 2 hours with a loss of 65 sailors, the British lost 2000.