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TIL That ADHD Was Actually An Advantage For Our Nomadic Ancestors

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16D97 TIL the commander of U.S. naval forces in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 1964, George Morrison, was the father of Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the rock band The Doors.
E1lEo TIL the Vatican City drinks more wine per person than anywhere else in the world. Its residents consume an average of 74 litres (105 bottles) over the course of a year. About double the amount drunk by the average person in France or Italy, and triple the quantity consumed in the UK.
Oo5x4 TIL the oldest living animals are black corals over 4,000 years old, nearly as old as the pyramids of Egypt
neAy7 TIL the medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are made from metals recovered from recycled cell phones collected since 2017.
R5BL4 TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was a strong 15th Century animal rights activist and a devout vegetarian way before it was hip to be so.