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TIL that sleep allows the brain’s synapses to be optimized to prevent your brain from growing too big

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JYZkv TIL - Disney auditioned cars for the role of Herbie in the 1968 Love Bug film. Disney set up a casting call for cars, including Toyotas, a TVR, Volvos, an MG and a pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle was chosen as it was the only one that elicited the crew to reach out and pet it.
ZpXko TIL the Three Gorges Dam in China slowed down the Earth’s rotation and shifted the pole positioning due to the 10 trillion gallons of reservoir water
JY01l TIL cats cannot taste sugar.
gMn87 TIL Three men were arrested by NYPD for possession of Jolly Ranchers. The men successfully sued the NYPD for $33,000.
nWlm7 TIL that in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, there is a dessert called "klappertaart". This Dutch-influenced cake (taart in Dutch) included coconuts ("kelapa", spelled as klapper in Dutch) in its recipe, as they were plentiful in the area. It was originally served for Dutch families in the province.