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TIL A bear became the first living being to survive a supersonic ejection

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jNy8R TIL that cooking food allowed the human brain to develop and become the most advanced among all species. It allowed the food to releases more nutrients and hence allowed to meet the brain metabolic demand and even thrive. Gorillas spent 80% of their time eating although they have 1/3 of our neurons.
mnOO TIL the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), much like the FBI, has its own list of most wanted fugitives.
GYZP5 TIL Originally, the Yorkshire pudding was served as a first course with thick gravy to dull the appetite with the low-cost ingredients so that the diners would not eat so much of the more expensive meat in the next course
Br9Ak TIL Victoria Coren Mitchell's fear-of-flying counsellor was killed in a plane crash
grY8L TIL that the Crimean War helped to popularise facial hair in Victorian times. This was due to the large number of soldiers who returned home with the beards and mustaches they had grown to keep the cold out.