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TIL that the invention of fire made humans smarter because it made chewing and digesting food easier which lead to extra calories going towards nourishing their growing brains

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P1M5e TIL that writer Sylvia Plath, her son Nicholas Hughes and her husband's mistress all died by suicide
GAZaN TIL the oldest cat to give birth (to 2 kittens) was Kitty at 30 years old. She passed away just short of 32 yo and gave birth to a total of 218 kittens.
1aEYr TIL about a traditonal British pudding called ”spotted dick”, which is made with flour, suet and dried fruits.
b6mQa TIL when Bob Dylan first heard the Animals' version of “House of the rising sun” on his car radio, he stopped to listen, jumped out of his car and banged on the bonnet. It later became one of the reasons why he went electric
WEWL TIL that shortly after completing ‘Toy Story’, the chief creative staff for Pixar got together for a lunch meeting in 1994 that would become one of the most defining moments in the studio’s history. The Pixar team came up with 4 movies in a single hour-long lunch.