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TIL your brain grows in physical size when memorizing large amounts of data.

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781rx TIL that the moon is rusting. Lunar hematite which is formed through oxidation of lunar surface iron by the oxygen from the Earth’s upper atmosphere that has been continuously blown to the lunar surface by solar wind when the Moon is in Earth’s magnetotail.
5YpdD TIL NASA has a date of October 2024 for the first woman landing on the moon, as well as the first person on the moon in 52 years. The mission is called Artemis III, after Apollo's twin sister.
GY6Gj TIL Nebraska is home to one of the top paid attractions in the USA, the Henry Doorly Zoo.
QJDWp TIL: In the Rock, Paper, Scissors game, on the first throw, paper is the best choice. Paper ties with paper and statistically, scissors is the least popular choice overall. Also, men favor rock.
xVvXB TIL that China has over 100 cities with more than 1 million residents