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TIL The Eureka Moment (also known as 'Aha! moment) refers to the common human experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible problem or concept. Some research suggests it acts as a memory advantage. It is unclear where exactly it occurs in the brain.

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w01E TIL breastfeeding invokes in the mother the neurochemical oxytocin, otherwise known as the “love drug,” which helps to focus her attention and affection on her baby. It’s now been theorized that men who do nipple foreplay and stimulation during sex can make themselves more desirable.
x6l55 TIL the oldest cat ever lived to 38 years and 3 days - 1967 to 2005.
J1rlj TIL that since 2003, of the seven sumo wrestlers to achieve the highest possible rank of Yokozuna, all but one were originally from Mongolia.
JY1ZV TIL 8 million dog mummies have been discovered in the catacombs of the sacred temple of Anubis in Egypt
xV1R5 TIL Mexico has a single gun store for the entire country on a military base where it’s clerks are soldiers.