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TIL the Bush administration paid the Taliban $43mil months before 9/11…

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5Y1b9 TIL prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribes had an average group limit of 50 people. Incidentally, modern research shows that in the video game World of Warcraft, maximum group player cohesiveness occurs at a limit of 50 players.
74wb TIL: In 1995 Christopher Reeve starred in the film Above Suspicion, in which he played a quadriplegic character. It premiered 6 days before his horse riding accident.
d8wL8 TIL that New Zealand was one of the colonies asked to join in the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia. New Zealand did not join in part due to fears of discrimination against the Māori people. In response, in 1902 Australia gave Māoris the right to vote, 65 years before the Aboriginal people.
4XNBX TIL When severely depressed patients were treated with psilocybin, all enjoyed some improvement, 2/3rds were in remission at 1 week, and 42% remained depression-free at 3 months.
d8rn9 Today I Learned that all NHL teams have a unique and different horns for goals, most of which are from large boats, trucks, and one from a train.