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TIL research shows that playing a musical instrument activates all major parts of the nervous system at once, and that as you age your brain still receives benefits from the activity

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OoGR1 TIL that in Lagos, Nigeria people paint "This house is not for sale" outside their homes to prevent fake estate agents selling their house to someone using fake documents. In many cases the scammed buyer then has the true owner evicted from their own home.
jNGNX TIL Khajuraho: India’s temples of sex built-in 10th AD are a group of temples covered with erotic sculptures that involve masturbation, group sex, and bestiality & are of Tantric origin. Studies say that they represent the ultimate embodiment of Yogic Purusha & Prakati.
oBJxK TIL the Apollo astronauts could not get life insurance, so they signed hundreds of envelopes as memorabilia in the event of their death.
5Yy49 TIL Jaret Reddick, vocalist for Bowling for Soup and songwriter for Phineas and Ferb, has been the current voice actor for Chuck E. Cheese since 2012.
v6bL TIL: Zach Braff beat up a 12 year old kid when he “caught” him spray-painting his car for an episode of Punkd. It was edited out for the airing.