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TIL Left-handed people's brains are so different from right-handed that they are often excluded from many psychological research studies

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kJAmg TIL in 1984 three hippos died in a West German zoo after an elephant opened a valve and sent hot water into their pool, generating steam that suffocated them.
grPP9 TIL that Leonardo da Vinci designed a robotic knight operated by cables. When modern engineers built a replica based on the designs, it was functional.
nWyNG TIL A married couple, Henry and Holly Stephenson, was hired by the MLB from 1981-2004 to draw up each season's baseball schedule. They were responsible for scheduling 2,430 games played by 30 teams.
pj7G TIL that before the invention of postage stamps, the recipient of a letter or package had to pay the postage when they received it, effectively buying their incoming mail from the postal service
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