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TIL that programming and coding uses the same regions of the brain as speech.

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pYwM4 TIL Earwax is produced by the ear to clean and protect itself. It's secreted by glands in the skin that line the outer half of your ear canals. The wax and tiny hairs in these passages trap dust and other foreign particles that could damage deeper structures, such as your eardrum
E1Rn7 TIL That NASA Has an Active Plan in Place to Send People Back to The Moon and Establish an Outpost
W7JrX TIL that if a Harvard student is found guilty of plagiarism or other cheating, they're not allowed to submit a course evaluation for that class
5VnRD TIL that when sperm whales started getting killed for lamp oil, they were able to develop and spread effective defence tactics across the ocean in just a few years
YpgkZ TIL that Siamese cats get their color points due to a temperature sensitive gene. The colder the body part the darker the fur will become in that area.