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TIL that an ancient sequoia tree that has been alive for most of humanity’s modern history was cut down in 1891 so that slabs of its trunk could be displayed in museums.

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grMZL TIL that people in the Medieval era shared their bed with the entire family and even the occasional overnight visitor - only the very rich could afford more than one bed and poor people just slept on piles of cloth/hay on the floor.
eBob TIL that suggests Pepsi’s success over Coca-Cola in the “Pepsi Challenge” is a result of the flawed nature of the “sip test” method. Tasters will generally prefer the sweeter of two beverages based on a single sip, even if they prefer a less sweet beverage over the course of an entire can.
vdjB TIL in 1991 GMC made a stock pick-up truck that was basically as fast as a Lamborghini Diablo
Jo7m TIL The world’s largest concentration of nukes is housed 20 miles NW of Seattle, and it’s defended by trained dolphins.
VWP0 TIL that according to neuroscientist ‘Sam Harris’; humans are just robots without real freewill, and that our brain activity can been used to predict our decisions up to 10 seconds before we become consciously aware of it.