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TIL that scientists grew a 'mini-brain on the move' that can contract muscle

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e08yL TIL Raking your leaves destroys ecosystems. Fallen leaves create a natural layer that butterflies, moths, salamanders, chipmunks, box turtles, toads, shrews, worms, and other species rely on for food and shelter.
oRpRK TIL before becoming a renowned writer, Eudora Welty worked as a photographer for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s, documenting rural life in Mississippi. Her photography often reflected the same keen observation of people and their environments as her fiction.
6vDY TIL in the 1600’s London was plagued by an attacker who would grab unaccompanied women, lift their dress, smack their bare bottoms and yell “spanko!” while running away.
EgEPd TIL Norsemen are NOT the original inhabitants of Iceland. Irish monks called the Papar are “native” to the island and arrived before any other humans.
4XXpb TIL that in 2015, the NFL was flooded with complaints from colorblind fans after staging a Bills/Jets game in which the Bills wore all red and the Jets wore all green. It was supposed to be a "Color Rush" game celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NFL's first color transmission.