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TIL that the dolphin brain is even more “folded” than humans’ and was this way millions of years before the first appearance of humans. Scientists often measure intelligence by the number of brain “folds.”

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6X9W TIL Finland’s nuclear waste bunker Onkalo is built to last intact till the year 102,120. Work began in the year 2004 and it will be closed in 2120s. This bunker will probably be one of the last remains of humankind on Earth.
loMG1 TIL Neil Armstrong's astronaut application arrived a week past the deadline. A friend slipped the tardy form in with the others.
neEN9 TIL Soundgarden's song "Spoonman" was about a Seattle-based street performer named Artis who has traveled the world playing the spoons since the late 1960s. He played spoons and various other percussion "instruments" throughout the song.
LkKd TIL that Ed O'Neill (guy who played Al Bundy) is also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu
nevQB TIL Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was drugged and controlled for years by his live-in therapist, who kept him under constant supervision and profited from the rights to Wilson's work.