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TIL Eggs Benedict Was Invented As A Hangover Cure

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4XEVa TIL about the Oh-My-God Particle, a proton traveling at about 99.99999999999999999999951% the speed of light. It is the fastest moving object ever recorded and as it hit the atmosphere it carried the kinetic energy equivalent to a baseball traveling at 50MPH, all in one particle.
E1ZAp TIL that monkeys display metacognitive abilities, which means that they are aware of their own thought process and knowledge, and seek to actively control it.
e0lJb TIL of the Beslan School Massacre in Southwestern Russia on September 1st, 2004. Over 360 hostages, including 186 children, were killed by Islamic insurgents or Russian military personnel during the 4 day seige.
77wM TIL Learned helplessness is a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.
4Y76 TIL: Marijuana can cause priapism, a painful erection lasting more than 4 hours.