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TIL Three out of the last 4 US Presidents were born in 1946

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ol5E TIL in 1982 there was a baby, born 2 months premature, with a bullet in his brain. He lived.
eA86 TIL that after seeing it hit a low point in 2009, Domino’s Pizza saw their stock grow 233 percent within a year after changing their pizza recipe.
6EWNQ TIL that actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome only 10 years ago.
OoE56 TIL of Phosphenes, illusory light effects seen in pitch dark due to eye pressure, electrical or magnetic stimulation. Lengthy light deprivation causes the brain to see shapes made of phosphenes, called Prisoners Cinema. Some scientists believe this was an inspiration for neolithic cave paintings.
rRKpW TIL its estimated 66 tonnes of human faeces has been left by mointaineers over the years on Mount Denali, North America's highest peak. It has begun to surface downstream due to warming temperatures, appearing "not very different from when it was buried"... and smelly.