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TIL that a man lost about 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brian) but still led a normal life. They believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to function despite the loss of mass.

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M7MyK TIL the song "Slippin into Darkness" by WAR musically inspired "Get Up, Stand Up" by Tosh/Marley and was Marley's last song performed live.
bo7Z TIL Nightingale floors, or uguisubari (japanese - 鴬張り), were floors designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon. According to myth these floors were developed as a means of defense against ninjas.
4kLQN TIL a man on a ski trip in New York went to his car, entered a fugue state, and ended up in California 6 days later
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R5b49 TIL that the most powerful supercomputer in the year 2000 (the IBM ASCI White) cost the 2022 equivalent of $189 million and ran at 7.226 teraflops. The 32-Core variant of the Macbook Pro in 2022 costs $3,499 and has a peak performance of 10.4 teraflops.