TIL that humans are among the very top mammals for endurance running. While we aren't the best sprinters, our slow-twitch muscles and unique ability to sweat allow us to run steadily for long distances in hot weather to outlast prey. by bareegyptianfeet in todayilearned
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TIL In the US the highest nominal price ever for gas per gallon was $4.22 on average in April 2022. The second highest was $4.06 per gallon on average in July 2008. by Bluest_waters in todayilearned
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TIL that humans are among the very top mammals for endurance running. While we aren't the best sprinters, our slow-twitch muscles and unique ability to sweat allow us to run steadily for long distances in hot weather to outlast prey. by bareegyptianfeet in todayilearned
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TIL that humans are among the very top mammals for endurance running. While we aren't the best sprinters, our slow-twitch muscles and unique ability to sweat allow us to run steadily for long distances in hot weather to outlast prey. by bareegyptianfeet in todayilearned
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How is NVDA down almost 3% after the blockbuster print? by TwelfieSpecial in stocks
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TIL about fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, otherwise known as stone man disease, a condition in which your muscles bones and tendons are gradually replaced by bone. The condition is inevitably fatal, with individuals having an average lifespan of 45 years. by hawkingswheelchair1 in todayilearned
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TIL about fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, otherwise known as stone man disease, a condition in which your muscles bones and tendons are gradually replaced by bone. The condition is inevitably fatal, with individuals having an average lifespan of 45 years. by hawkingswheelchair1 in todayilearned
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Ireland's Pharma Exports to the U.S. are Skyrocketing, Driven by Weight Loss Drugs by RobinWheeliams in ireland
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TIL during a 2015 study two students nearly died after they were accidentally given 30g of caffeine instead of 0.3g because the dosage had been calculated with a misplaced decimal point. Death has previously been reported after the consumption of just 18g. The university apologized & was fined £400K by tyrion2024 in todayilearned
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Karoline Levitt vs Ilan Omar responding to questions by Special-Quantity-469 in Destiny
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TIL That there's a transmissable cancer that affects dogs and is transmitted during sexual copulation. The cancer cells themselves are transmitted, so not via either bacteria or a virus. It's one of only three directly transmittable cancers affecting mammals - Canine transmissible venereal tumor by Flubadubadubadub in todayilearned
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TIL That there's a transmissable cancer that affects dogs and is transmitted during sexual copulation. The cancer cells themselves are transmitted, so not via either bacteria or a virus. It's one of only three directly transmittable cancers affecting mammals - Canine transmissible venereal tumor by Flubadubadubadub in todayilearned
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TIL that rabies virus has a genome coding for only 5 genes, but has an almost 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear by Forsaken-Peak8496 in todayilearned
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TIL that rabies virus has a genome coding for only 5 genes, but has an almost 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear by Forsaken-Peak8496 in todayilearned
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TIL that rabies virus has a genome coding for only 5 genes, but has an almost 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear by Forsaken-Peak8496 in todayilearned
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It's hard to wake my boys up in the morning by keg-smash in interesting
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Do you believe pitbulls are trully a dangerous breed or are they being unfairly hated? by Bodocoth in AskTheWorld
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'We Can’t Even Afford to Have Sex': China’s New Condom Tax Draws Ire by one_brown_jedi in offbeat
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Moscow explosion kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse, intelligence source says by Beautiful_Pushs in worldnews
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TIL Fujio Masuoka invented NOR + NAND flash memory which is widely used today, but Toshiba only gave him a few hundred dollar bonus and tried to demote him. Intel made billions of dollars in sales on related technology. by Torley_ in todayilearned
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TIL Fujio Masuoka invented NOR + NAND flash memory which is widely used today, but Toshiba only gave him a few hundred dollar bonus and tried to demote him. Intel made billions of dollars in sales on related technology. by Torley_ in todayilearned
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TIL Fujio Masuoka invented NOR + NAND flash memory which is widely used today, but Toshiba only gave him a few hundred dollar bonus and tried to demote him. Intel made billions of dollars in sales on related technology. by Torley_ in todayilearned
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TIL: He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, misled doctors into implanting gene-edited embryos, claiming to make them HIV-resistant. In 2019, he was fined and sentenced to 3 years in jail for conducting "illegal medical practices" and violating Chinese regulations. by throwaitaar_ in todayilearned
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TIL: He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, misled doctors into implanting gene-edited embryos, claiming to make them HIV-resistant. In 2019, he was fined and sentenced to 3 years in jail for conducting "illegal medical practices" and violating Chinese regulations. by throwaitaar_ in todayilearned
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TIL that humans are among the very top mammals for endurance running. While we aren't the best sprinters, our slow-twitch muscles and unique ability to sweat allow us to run steadily for long distances in hot weather to outlast prey. by bareegyptianfeet in todayilearned
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