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TIL that in highly intelligent children, their cortex develops LATER than less intelligent children

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P14oO TIL David Bowie and Dennis Hopper once smuggled cocaine into a psych ward for Iggy Pop while wearing spacesuits
NXL8e TIL Levi Hutchins created America's first mechanical alarm clock in 1787 because he wanted to get up at 4am every day. So his device was only set to that desired time and it was another 60 years before Antoine Redier made one that was able to be adjusted to a time other than 4am.
jdeQ TIL that chopsticks actually replaced forks in China after they were developed, as opposed to the country having never developed them as many people think.
VBGDm TIL Dragon Kings were mythical beings from China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam that controlled the rain from their underwater crystal palaces. Although they commanded legions of sea creatures as servants and soldiers, they were not all-powerful and still answered to the gods
neeD9 TIL that infants as young as 9 months old have been shown to be able to understand that other people need help, even before they are capable of helping them themselves.