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TIL that during the mid-20th century, the leading British neurologist was a man named Russell Brain.

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LQL0m TIL that in Tiger Woods 99 for the PlayStation 1, in the first 100,000 copies of the game had an Easter egg that a developer snuck in when put into a computer, it contained a DAT. file that would play the first ever South Park short made. These copies were later recalled by EA
WPQB TIL eating asparagus can help prevent hangovers by protecting the liver against the toxic effects of alcohol
6E19X TIL that depending on the situation, a mass of fire ants can act as either a liquid or a solid.
6oll TIL “the world has more than 50,000 edible plants, yet just three commodity crops—rice, maize, and wheat—provide 60 percent of the plant-derived calories we eat”
ADvX7 TIL in the first test of ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, the connection crashed after the first two of five characters were transmitted