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TIL - a 6000 year-old stone complex discovered in Malta resonates at a frequency which has a measurable effect on people’s brain activity, stimulating creativity during chanting.

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4XVOo TIL ancient Egyptian eye makeup provided psychic protection as well beauty enhancement. An unadorned and thus unprotected eye was believed vulnerable to the Evil Eye. Outlining the eyes became a personal protective amulet drawn right upon the skin that, once applied, could not be lost or stolen.
JLYm TIL Rowlf the Dog was the first Muppet with a regular spot on network television; his roles as Jimmy Dean’s sidekick on The Jimmy Dean Show and the host of Our Place preceded Sesame Street by six years and The Muppet Show by thirteen.
8e1DP TIL Bees In order to communicate what they've found and where it is, they dance: 'round dances' and 'waggle dances'. The 'round dance' signals to their nest-mates that there is a lucrative pollen area nearby. The 'waggle dance' tells them exactly where it is and how far to go.
OGJya TIL when HOF Baseball player Don Drysdale passed away by heart attack in his hotel room, amongst his belongings was a cassette tape recording of RFK's final speech that Don carried everywhere he went. In that speech RFK acknowledged Don's 6th straight shut out game that he pitched that same evening.
neaJ7 TIL a 61-year-old Texas home brewer came into an emergency room completely hammered with a 0.37% BAC, claiming that he hadn’t had a sip of booze. Turns out the yeast in his stomach fermented sugars from the food he was eating into ethanol.