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TIL The factoid "the brain doesn't finish developing until 25" is an extremely misleading summary of a complex phenomena

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oBDvE TIL The majority of Neanderthals, like Humans, were right-handed
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pDaO TIL in 2012 a zookeeper licked a monkey’s anus for an hour in order to save the monkey’s life
No7Q TIL legendary daredevil Evel Knievel was sacked from his first job with a mining company after attempting to wheelie a bulldozer but ending up careening into power lines and knocking out the local town’s electricity supply.
bB6Q TIL Jamie Foxx used his OWN horse in Django Unchained, and his name is Cheetah.