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TIL that mosh pits rotate in a counterclockwise fashion because they follow rules of collective motion much in the same way you see murmuration with a flock of birds

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WkQNX TIL I learned about Carlos Benavides, that makes Disney animators coffee, has been getting 'caffeination' credits for years
J1gej TIL in 2018, a girl who was offered an internship with NASA had her offer revoked after she told a retired NASA engineer to "suck my dick and balls." The engineer, Homer Hickman of "October Sky" fame, nevertheless attempted to get her internship back.
rNEV1 TIL Einstein’s brain was stolen by a doctor during the autopsy after his death. The doctor kept it for 50 years, gave pieces of it to colleagues and kept it in a closet
m1Jro TIL Scientists created an antenna that is only five nanometres long
XEoeD TIL as a response to a theory alleging Joan of Arc's visions was caused by bovine tuberculosis, a historian wrote that if drinking unpasteurized milk could produce such potential benefits for the nation, then the French government should stop mandating the pasteurization of milk.