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TIL that IQ is not constant from birth till death but it can be increased or decreased based on our experiences

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x6kb0 TIL of Aphantasia and Anauralia, a condition in which people cannot visualise or hear things in their mind - in other words, they do not possess a functioning "mind's eye" or "mind's ear"
DQwaJ TIL modern tests for high value old paintings search for carbon 14 isotopes, none of which existed in the world before the trinity nuclear tests of the 40’s. Any paintings containing this isotope are clearly from after the tests and thus, a forgery.
ZVbp TIL that a sheep’s wool never stops growing and it can actually roll over on its back from the weight and die of starvation
0waDN TIL A medieval French soldier climbed up a toilet into a besieged castle to let his army in. King John of England had specifically requested that toilet be installed for personal use during church services. The castle’s fall led to English loss of Normandy and the signing of the Magna Carta.
oBQPR TIL the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped by Bockscar was originally targeted for the city of Kokura. But smoke from the burning town of Yahata, firebombed the previous day, blocked their aim, causing them to divert to the backup target, Nagasaki