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TIL that Hobbes (in Calvin & Hobbes) was not meant to be imaginary.

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yZAw TIL that the most prolific serial killer of the 20th century (300+ victims) is currently free and his whereabouts unknown.
kQMm TIL a metabolite of the dissociative anaesthetic ketamine (2S,6S-HNK) has an antidepressant effect which works within minutes and a single dose lasts weeks. Standard antidepressants like Prozac take WEEKS
nWyJr TIL a woman lost her mother at 50 to fatal familial insomnia, a rare brain disease with no cure that removes the ability to sleep. After discovering she carried the gene, she and her husband quit their jobs to pursue research at Harvard to find a cure before the disease activates when she becomes 50
oBlj8 TIL all toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads
vPXpK TIL that Giant pandas have opposable thumbs similar to people (and an extra ‘thumb’ on each front paw in addition)