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TIL a species of dolphin has twice as many brain neurons as a human brain.

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E1OvV TIL Genetic variations may make some people's brain more open to thoughts, sensations and behaviors that don't make it past the average person's mental filters. These same variations may also explain why many highly creative people seem eccentric at times—or even suffer from mental illness
M710a TIL that when the submarine ARA San Juan disappeared in 2017, initial search crews picked up a banging noise at the search site, like tools hitting metal. After analyzing the audio, it was determined the sound was not from the submarine and was probably from a biological source.
8ePe4 TIL if everyone on Earth sat down in the ocean at once, sea level would rise by 0.00012 of an inch
nex59 TIL that suicide by slitting your wrist only works 1.2% of the time and last for several hours of slow, excruciating pain before you Die.
Y7vOP TIL Henry Ford once set the world record for fastest speed achieved on land. In 1904 he drove a Ford 999 on a frozen lake and reached a speed of 91.37mph despite hitting a bump in the ice sending him airborne at one point. The record helped popularize Ford's company.