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TIL Humans have a genetic predisposition towards open spaces called a “Savannah preference”.

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XEdlD TIL that the Angola Rodeo is an event hosted by the Louisiana State Penitentiary. People all over the world come to hear inmate bands, shop affordable, high quality arts and crafts from over 800 inmate artists, and witness inmates attempt to pull a poker chip off a bull or get airborne trying.
W7je9 TIL: Before his assassination US president JFK gave a speech warning the people and the newspapers to hold themselves accountable in the interest of the people and the world.
PRgL TIL that the modern English word phoenix derives from the Middle English word phenix, itself from the Old English fenix, which was borrowed from Medieval Latin phenix, which is derived from Classic Latin phoenix
BgWYD TIL The real reason your nose runs when you cry is because our tears drain into the nasolacrimal ducts which run down each side of the nose and mixes with the nasal mucus (snot) while the rest flows onto our face.
9YYkQ TIL: Oregon is one of two states where drivers aren't allowed to pump their own gas.