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TIL that the second largest human brain on record belongs to 19th century American doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, and philologist Edward H. Rulloff, who was also a criminal and serial killer.

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J1Qe4 TIL that Wendy Carlos, famous synthesizer pioneer (Kubricks Clockwork Orange), is no more publishing her work. Her music has gone out of print for years and is no more licensed, thus it can not really be found on Spotify, YouTube etc. And here i was wondering, why theres only 10 songs on Spotify.
LkPV0 TIL that 11 of the top 25 cities in the world to be a student in are in a "CANUK" country (Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK) ... the second largest bloc is the EU (with 4)
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BrDQy TIL that the Bambiraptor, a dinosaur that evolved late in the final era, sacrificed speed and size for a much larger brain, were arboreal, lived in packs, and had evolved opposable claws that operated with similar dexterity to ours. They just didn't get enough time to evolve.