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TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

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nW9dr TIL the story of Phineas Gage - who survived an iron rod passing through his skull in 1848, leading to dramatic changes in his personality and behavior, revolutionizing our understanding of the brain's role in personality.
0dweN TIL Queen ants can live for 15 to 30 years and worker ants (female)up to 1-3 years. Male ants though - only a few weeks!
m1Dnx TIL The reason why we view Neanderthals as hunched over and degenerate is that the first skeleton to be found was arthritic.
Y7aGG TiL the Nirvana song "About a Girl" was written by Kurt Cobain about his then girlfriend Tracy Marander, partially inspired by their fights over Cobain's refusal to do household chores. She didn't know the song was about her until reading a biography on the band.
EnYp TIL in 2002 a 15 year old boy inspired by 9/11, stole an airplane and flew it into a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It damaged one office room and he was the only person that died.