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TIL Professional rock climber Alex Honnold has no amygdala activation in his brain.

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9Y5Vm TIL About Richard Best, the Pilot that helped Sink 2 Japanese Carriers in Battle of Midway during WW2 just 6 months after Pearl Harbour. Only the 2nd man in all of world to destroy multiple aircraft carriers in a single day.
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