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TIL "pouring one out for the homies" is an ancient tradition that dates back to 2500 BC

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GYB4Q TIL that Saddam Hussein had a copy of the Qur’an written in blood, which is considered blasphemous in Islam. However, destroying it is not allowed under Islam either, so the book still exists and Iraqi authorities still haven’t decided what to do with it
v15pL TIL to prepare for the role of Mark Renton in Trainspotting; Ewan McGregor considered injecting heroin to better understand the character.
Z8eeQ TIL of Horace Fletcher, "the Great Masticator", who argued that food should be chewed to a liquid before swallowing. He claimed great health benefits from this, including beating college athletes in strength and endurance at the age of 58
xVMPw Today I learned that the electrical impulses in our brain are caused by Sodium and Potassium Ions moving between neurons, something called ‘Action Potential’
OGYw1 TIL that most non-human primate infants actively use their hands to help themselves out of the birth canal. Human infants do not, but their grip strength is much higher during the hours immediately after they are born.