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TIL humans and other primates have evolved to have special neurons that can detect snakes faster than flowers.

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D18ZJ TIL that a single submarine can launch a total of 91,200 kilotons of destruction in 192 warheads; that's 5700x Hiroshima and ~41000x the recent Beirut explosion
VgxD TIL Tea is the most popular manufactured drink in the world in terms of consumption. Its consumption equals all other manufactured drinks in the world
16bNV TIL Beastie Boys won a lawsuit for company using their songs "Girls" without permission, then donated all to a charity that is STEM programs for females.
GvX7 TIL that a large alien (south american) flightless bird has been spreading uncontrolled through Germany since 7 of them escaped in 2000
J1KYB TIL About King Kahekili of Maui, and about how he Tatooed half his body black and nearly beat Kamehameha at Uniting the Hawaiian islands