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TIL that a larger brain generally means a longer yawn

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JYAJB TIL according to a new 3D model of the Milky Way, our galaxy is warped and shaped like the popular brand of potato chip. “I’d say that it is shaped like a Pringle” said Radek Poleski, an astronomer at Ohio State University who helped to create the new map.
Oo4GY TIL there is a cartoon series in the works that revolves around special needs children guided by an adult who suffers from PTSD. Together they use their disabilities as super powers to save the world.
ZXma TIL radar guns don’t work in the rain so unless a cop is pacing you by driving behind you, the odds are virtually zero that you will get pulled for speeding in the rain.
0Zwv TIL that the Geneva Convention prohibits the use of modified weather as a weapon in war
bVW9 TIL scientists have found evidence of a flood around 1920 B.C in China that corresponds to the time of Emperor Yu, the legendary first Chinese emperor, who was renowned for his accomplishments in clearing up floodwaters