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TIL Spacesbetweenwordsarearelativelyrecentdevelopmentinthehistoryofwrittenlanguage

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x6EG1 TIL Tortillas have distinct sides, and you are only supposed to put your food on the "front" side.
W7gWd TIL of the Jevons paradox, which states that increasing efficiency in resource usage causes higher demand - sometimes increasing usage instead of reducing it.
E15OW TIL that the absolute limit at which pure water can exist in a liquid state is -48.3 degrees C. This is known as its homogeneous nucleation temperature.
5VB0n TIL macaques possess the right vocal anatomy to perform human speech, only lacking the intelligence in order to do so.
4kMP6 TIL that Australia's Constitution allows New Zealand to join as Australia's 7th state at any time