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TIL Why The US Gov Reshapes The Mississippi River And What It Takes To Stop The Mississippi River From Changing Course.

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RB71 TIL that Adidas will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with Scientology
LXGP TIL that having excessive body hair is linked to having higher intellect
E1DAp TIL in 2010 the fastest super computer in the entire U.S Defense Department was primarily compromised of 1760 PlayStation 3 Consoles
EgZEV TIL that Blind People Can process speech up to 3x times faster(25 syllables per second at Their Best!) in comparison to Normal Individuals. This is because their brain is able to repurpose their visual cortex to enhance their auditory sensing capabilities.
LQ6Nd TIL that male whales produce a complex song lasting 10 to 20 minutes, which they repeat for hours at a time. All the males in a group will produce the same song, which is different each season. Its purpose is not clear, though it may help induce estrus in females.