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TIL every 25min to 8hrs our subconscious switches the nostril to decongest & use

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BrWPk TIL that debunking a famed fake mechanical chess player helped set Edgar Allan Poe on the path to mystery writing
v1yB7 TIL in the United States, there hasn't been a reported death due to a black widow bite in 100 years.
XEy88 TIL about Leonardo Da Vinci's Self Supporting Bridge. This Bridge has NO Nails, Screws, Glue Or Fasterns. Just Friction And Gravity
x6V1w TIL about archeological Tells. Neolithic human settlement sites that grew into large (some over 100 feet tall) hills due to the people there discarding remains into the ground below, building on top of discarded buildings, and the collection of sediment/materials from everyday living.
YGLr TIL that Muhammad Ali threw his 1960 Olympic Gold Medal into the Ohio River, following is refused service at a “whites-only” restaurant. He would be awarded with an honorary medal in 1996.