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TIL that the little dot on a lowercase “i” or “j” is called a “tittle”. There are ten tittles in this title.

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ANMjn TIL Napoleon's reputation is generally favourable in Poland which is the only country in the world to evoke him in its national anthem.
oRea8 TIL when an individual suffered a cardiac arrest in a rural Minnesotan grocery store, roughly 20 bystanders stood up and performed CPR continuously for over ninety minutes until emergency medical services arrived - remarkably, the individual survived.
7N1L TIL that, due to an urban legend, it’s common belief among brazilians that you might die from poisoning if you eat mango fruit mixed with milk
vPmpB TIL that the Proust Phenomenon describes how odors can trigger vivid and emotional memories more effectively than other sensory cues.
jNBxQ TIL about Dreamweaver, a 2011 project by Gallant Lab at UCB. Participants watched movie clips, and researchers were then able to reconstruct low-resolution videos of what they were viewing using only their brain activity. This could lead to technology enabling us to video record our dreams.