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TIL about the concept in mesoamerican folk religion called Nagual. It is a human being that can shapeshift into their tonal(animals that mesoamericans believe have connection to a certain person) animal counterparts.

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d87b7 TIL Article V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty requires nuclear powers to sell nuclear bombs to non-nuclear powers if they are determined to be for peaceful explosive purposes by an international body.
R5mj9 TIL that 50 million years ago—Whales were once a 4 legged mammals that once roamed the land. The ancestors of modern whales lived on land and walked on four legs. These early ancestors, like Pakicetus, were terrestrial mammals that later adapted to life in water.
6PgQ TIL Penn and Teller created a game called Desert Bus. The object is to drive in REALTIME from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. There is no pause button and it needs constant steering. If you make the entire 8 hour trip, you earn one point.
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78EPb TIL that every president, former or incumbent since Andrew Johnson, has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover. Hoover (1874-1964) started this streak with Johnson (1808-1875), and will continue this streak into the next presidency regardless of who wins.