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TIL that when people interact closely, their brain waves can synchronize, leading to better problem-solving, cooperation, and even synchronized heart rates. Eye contact and smiling can instantly sync up brain activity.

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VQnZ TIL South Africa has one of the largest impact craters on Earth. It is called the Vredefort Dome and is about 160 km in diameter.
O88X TIL Saved By the Bell executive producer Peter Engel used to have threesomes with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar in his office
1aB4P TIL of the Somerton Man Mystery, a case in which a man was found dead on an Australian beach, with a piece of paper that lead to a book with indentations of a ciphered text. Cause of death unknown, and despite international assistance, he was never identified.
wlr8 TIL that Gene Cernan promised his daughter that he’d write her initials on the moon. He did and they will be there for tens of thousands of years