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TIL that there was an Aladdin 2
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TIL that in Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.
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TIL Taco Bell calls its food prep workers "Food Champions"
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TIL that after 35 years of age, the human brain shrinks in volume, starting at 0.2% a year and accelerating to over 0.5% a year by age 60. By age 90, the brain has lost on average 14% of its volume.
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TIL When a horse and donkey mate they make a mule (or hinnie). Mules are stronger than horses and donkeys of the same size and are more resilient to disease.
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TIL that Shell abandoned an oil well in Niger in 1977. By 2004, an estimated 20,000 barrels had leaked, polluting groundwater and ruining cropland. Clean up will cost $1bn.