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TIL that while the human brain comprises only 2% of total body weight, it uses 20% of the oxygen breathed and 20% of energy consumed.

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epWmg TIL that San Marino has won three Olympic medals, all won at the 2020 Tokyo games. With 33,600 people, it is the smallest country by population to have won an Olympic medal.
P0yJ TIL early in Ella Fitzgerald’s career, she was denied the right to sing at a club on account of her race. One of her biggest fans insisted she be booked, which launched Ella’s career. The fan was Marilyn Monroe.
j6ewM TIL Ford designed the iconic Jeep grille
XlLP TIL busses have a silent alarm so drivers can discretely display a “help, call 911” message outside instead of the destination.
E5Po TIL that there are 112 (and possibly more) ways of proving the Pythagoras Theorem.