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

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mxxLp TIL that Jackie the lion, one of the mascots for MGM, not only survived two train wrecks, an earthquake, a boat sinking, and an explosion at the studio, but also a plane crash that left him stranded in the Arizona wilderness for days
oOlE TIL that 15% of snails that are eaten by birds survive the digestion and are found alive in their droppings. This potentially leads to the spread of snail populations.
MwRb TIL the Mortal Kombat movie soundtrack (1995) went Platinum in 10 days, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200
AojB TIL that the average Bugatti customer owns about 84 cars, 3 jets and one yacht
nWXQ7 TIL that internal combustion engines can run on wood. Using a device called a gasifier, the engine can run on the gasses produced when wood or charcoal burns.