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TIL That ADHD Was Actually An Advantage For Our Nomadic Ancestors

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0rOL TIL that the Farmers Almanac has been in publication since 1792. Their predictions are based on 30 year statistical averages and “many longtime Almanac followers claim that our forecasts are 80% to 85% accurate.”
JYLAj TIL the eunuchs who served Puyi (1906-1967), the last Emperor of China, had to keep their severed penises and testicles in jars of brine worn around their necks. This was done to prove that they were really eunuchs.
6R97 TIL Rene Rancourt, who has been singing both the American and Canadian National Anthem at Boston Bruins games for over 35 years, has never had a contract with the Bruins. According to him, “…I’ve always just shown up and I’ve become associated with the Bruins.”
NDL8 TIL of a disorder called Aphantasia, people with it cannot see images in their head. Many that have this disorder are completely unaware.
wo0lP TIL that the largest export from Columbia to the US is not coffee but crude petroleum.