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TIL Your brain alone burns 400-500 calories each day

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Y7ZkZ TIL that as a student Missy Elliott scored so high on intelligence tests that she skipped two years in school. As a result of the move she felt isolated so she failed on purpose in order to return to her original class.
LV6v TIL that if you Google image the number 241543903 you’ll end up with picturs of heads in freezers
4alw TIL Sperm whales only have one blow hole which evolved from the left nostril. The right nostril is located inside the front of the whale’s head and has evolved into a pair of lips used for echolocation.
VM8vk TIL that MGMT started as a prank
69pBl TIL about Ridge A, a spot in Antarctica that is 3x better for viewing into space than any other location on Earth. Researchers descibe the spot as 'so calm there's almost no wind or weather at all' and all wind from Antarctica appears to originate here. It is currently claimed by Australia