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TIL the “Jennifer Aniston neuron” is a brain cell that responds to images of Jennifer Aniston.

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E1mlx TIL Researchers have discovered that a cicada fungus called contains chemicals similar to those in hallucinogenic mushrooms. It causes cicadas to lose their limbs & eccentric behavior sets in: Males try to mate with everything they encounter, although the fungus has consumed their genitals & butts.
V8aG TIL Rutherford B. Hayes was the first US President to oppose the Spoils System of giving federal jobs to political supporters, wanting instead to pick them by merit according to an examination.
WknQB TIL a study in 2017 found that while break-ups take a more immediate emotional toll on women, men often never fully recover — they simply move on.
EY77 TIL that there is an unaired pilot for Archer that’s exactly the same as the pilot except that Archer is a man sized raptor and only makes dino noises.
nveB TIL bees have hair on their eyes. They are used to determine wind direction and flight speed.