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TIL that Einstein's brain has been dissected and found to be no bigger than average but has significantly more astrocytes, which are poorly-understood neural connectors that anyone can increase by continuing to learn new things, and with a good diet, exercise, and love.

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R8W7 TIL When the Betty Crocker company was surprised that their new instant cake mix was not selling well, they changed the packaging/mixture to require eggs. Sales soon increased.
Ay4d TIL when Genghis Khan died, his army carried his body to his final resting place, killing anyone it met along the way to keep the location a secret
v1aer TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza was already 2,500 years old when Cleopatra was ruler.
9jX7 TIL Skin slippage allows investigators to remove the entire hand-skin from unidentified bodies, and wear it like a glove to get fingerprints.
9wMKM TIL in 1999 the pizza chain Pizza Hut asked 50 U.S. governors to name their favourite books from childhood. The then-governor of Texas, Bush, named The Very Hungry Caterpillar, despite having been of college age at the time of its publication.