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Til The Amish population in the USA is not only steadily increasing over time but also migrating to states they previously did not inhabit

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KOOeE For a while, yes, but you will eventually run into nutritional deficiencies.
epDy6 TIL the English word 'arena' comes from the Latin word harena, which was the fine-grained sand spread on the floor to soak up gladiator blood.
ZpWZG TIL A connectome is a comprehensive map of neural connections in the brain, serving as its "wiring diagram"
XE7ND TIL that almost all mammals take the same amount of time to pee. The "Universal Law of Urination," as scientists call it, says that an African elephant will empty its 42 gallon bladder in nearly the same time that a Great Dane dog will empty its 0.4 gallon bladder. (Around 21 seconds)
Wk7Wo TIL, in Interstellar the depiction of a black hole required completely new CGI rendering software and was so accurate that it provided enough scientifical insight to publish three scientific papers