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TIL Women's brains shrink during pregnancy. The shrinkage is reversed 6 months after delivery.

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X0VxR TIL despite Rings of Power being the most expensive TV show ever produced, only 37% of viewers completed season one domestically (45% overseas). In comparison, two cancelled shows (First Kill & Resident Evil) on another service had completion rates below 50%, but higher than ROP's domestic figure.
woGQW TIL that there is a house in India who claim to be the legitimate heirs of the Kingdom of France! The house of Bourbon-Bhopal claims to be descended from Jean Philippe de Bourbon, an exiled French noble who served in Mughal Emperor Akbar's court.
N7LQN TIL of the Palm Dog Award, an award at the Cannes Film Festival given to the best canine performance.
Y7Rkr TIL that Linda, a widely used synchronization model for parallel computation, employed in both academia and industry, is named after Linda Lovelace, a porn actress who appeared in the iconic 70s porn film "Deep Throat"
691nY TIL a study found that 25% of Labrador retrievers and 66% of flat-coated retrievers possess a genetic mutation that can lead to weight gain; dogs with the gene face the "double whammy" of constant hunger while burning fewer calories. The Labrador has the highest levels of obesity among dog breeds.