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TIL the 86 billion neurons in our brain resembled a chaotic jungle until 2017 when researchers, using a peculiar branch of math, saw the brain react to stimuli by building a tower of rods (1D), then planks (2D), then cubes (3D) and more (up to 11 dimensions) out of the "sand" before disintegrating.

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PVkO TIL that NPR posted a link “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” to their Facebook page; the link led to an April Fool’s message saying that many people comment on a story without ever reading the article & asking not to comment if you read the link; people commented immediately on how they do read.
VBpKB TIL the legal names of Michael Jackson's kids are Michael Jackson, Paris-Michael Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson.
rNwK4 TIL the Battle of Kansas was the nickname given to a project to build, modify, and deliver large quantities of the world's most advanced bomber the B-29 to the front-lines
1XZd TIL potatoes have almost all nutrients humans need to survive. To prove this, the Executive Director from the Washington State Potato Commission ate nothing but potatoes for 60 days.
VBnyG TIL that during WW2, the US also confined people with German and Italian ancestry (many who had US citizenship).