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TIL that ancient Mesopotamian temples were used as banks creating some of the worlds first financial records on clay tablets

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PYWjw TIL that female blanket octopuses are 40,000x heavier than their male partners
PYxNV TIL Heart transplant recipients often report changes in temperament or aesthetic taste which parallel traits of their donor, going as far as pursuing the same hobbies as and adopting the donor's musical tastes.
Z8r9o TIL doing a few squats can help your brain. The alternate increase & decrease of blood flow to the hippocampus makes the brain work harder: combine this with problem solving like a sudoku, or reading, is even better
a8gW9 TIL that dingos are considered by many to be a distinct species, Canis dingo. Making it the only native terrestrial animal in the order Carnivora.
DQvPj TIL that echidnas don't have teeth. They have ridges of small, spike-like protrusions made of keratin on their tongues and the roofs of their mouths that help grind down their food