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TIL that 50% of the dopamine in your brain is synthesized by bacteria in your gut.

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GANXQ TIL tortoiseshell, used in eyeglass frames, guitar picks and luxury items, has been banned for trade since 1973 because it mostly comes from the endangered hawksbill sea turtle. Most "tortoiseshell" objects today are made from plastic
9xMr TIL that spiders can fly by shooting long strands of web into the air and riding the string like a sail. Some have been spotted at altitudes of 4 kilometers.
4k0lJ TIL there was a disastrous Broadway musical based on "Lolita," created by major talents, including the composer of the James Bond theme and the lyricist from "My Fair Lady."
oRBko TIL the producer of the Sonic games Yuji Naka was visiting an American studio and said in his native Japanese how he was going to poach their game engine to use for Sonic Adventure. The game was cancelled because most of the development team spoke Japanese and quit on the spot in disgust.
R7wbw TIL that the first paramedics were 25 African Americans in Pittsburgh, trained through the Freedom House Enterprises which was a program championed by an activist and the doctor who invented CPR, in 1967.