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TIL: there is a single ant mega-colony that spreads 3 continents

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wL0pE TIL that the brain is more active while asleep than it is awake. The brain while awake averages 40-60 observations per second, while the subconscious brain averages 11 million!
GAJ44 TIL baseball player John Lindsey spent a record 16 years in the minor leagues before being promoted to the major leagues. He made just 12 appearances in Major League Baseball before breaking his hand. He was sent back down to the Minor Leagues at the start of the next season.
awo5M TIL Professional mourning or paid mourning is an occupation that originates from Egyptian, Chinese, Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultures. It is still a paid profession as of today.
bJZ9 TIL Jules Verne wrote the novel “Paris in the Twentieth Century” back in 1863 and described a world of glass skyscrapers, high-speed trains, gas-powered automobiles, calculators, and a worldwide communications network.
DMVg TIL a British man holds the record for the worlds longest recorded fart, 59 seconds of uninterrupted flatulence