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TIL that “human intelligence” may have been caused completely by a random mutation, in which the jawbones of our ape ancestors became slightly shorter, allowing their brains to grow bigger in circumference

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D4Av TIL Germany’s National Colors stand for “from the darkness of slavery (black) through the bloody battles (red) to the golden light of freedom” and got this meaning during the German campaign during the Napoleonic Wars. (German Link)
QNX9L TIL the province of Quebec was renamed by the British after its capital city. Prior to that, it was simply called “Canada” by the French
Me7Mb TIL a girl posed as a married man for 8 years while writing about baseball and harassing other women
VMbV8 TIL The origin of the word “guy” comes from Guy Fawkes of gunpowder plot fame
47jb TIL more people recognize the McDonald’s Golden Arches than the amount who recognize the Christian Holy Cross.