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TIL obesity can impact the size of your brain.

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rR04e TIL the first woman didn't run a mile in under 5 minutes until 1954. Today, most good high school track runners easily run a mile in under 5 minutes.
v1OLB TIL most Wasabi we eat is just horseradish, mustard and food coloring. Real Wasabi comes from grating the root Wasabia Japonica.
8al44 TIL up to 30% of the traffic in cities is just people driving around looking for a place to park.
AP4n TIL there was a proposed amendment in 1916 that put every act of war to a national vote, and every person that voted yes had to register for volunteer service in the army.
5VyAp TIL of Mrs Mills' Piano - a 1905 Steinway upright piano at Abbey Road Studios. Its "characteristic out-of-tune honky tonk sound" has been featured on countless albums. Paul McCartney tried to buy it, but was refused.