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TIL Tsunamis also happen in the Mediterranean.

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kO6wW TIL MRI studies show that the teenage brain is not an old child brain or a half-baked adult brain; it is a unique entity characterized by changeability and an increase in networking among brain regions
XEnj TIL a Canadian polymer $20 bill costs 19 cents to manufacture
4566 TIL that an Australian family used a large black crystal as a doorstop for over a decade before realizing that it held a 733-carat black sapphire, the Black Star of Queensland
QJ5KE TIL: It would take 176 hours to charge an iPhone 11 Pro with the electricity generated by the average human brain. On average, at any given moment, your brain’s electricity is outputting roughly 0.085 Watts of power.
epwkD TIL that astronauts in the ISS don’t shower for six months (or however long they’re up i space). Instead, they use damp towels and waterless shampoo to clean themselves.