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TIL that most synapses in your brain aren't at the ends of axons. They are usually "en passant" - swellings along the axon that form connections as they go, like pearls on a string.

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x6Pmg TIL (while attempting to find the correct plural of "platypus") the correct Latin plural of Octopus, Platypus, and Rhinoceros are Octopodes, Platypodes, and Rhinocerotes (3rd declension). In this short posted video, "Hippopotami", "Brontosauroi", and "Walrussen" are also discussed.
grlYW TIL that the skin on our LIPS and ANUS is the same. Because the Lips and the Anus are the two ends of the pipe called the alimentary Canal.
ANRJo TIL Gray Whales Mate in MMF Threeways
EgBOw TIL Okinawan Karate's Naha-te lineage (like Goju-ryu, Uechi-ryu) and some Shorin-ryu, has significant roots and influences from Chinese martial arts, particularly White Crane Kung Fu from Fujian
OoxJX TIL Prince’s official 1987 “Black Album,” was supposed to be his hardest/most aggressive effort. Before its release, he withdrew the album, after a bad ecstasy experience — one which led him to believe that he’d be committing an act of evil if he unleashed such dark-sounding music upon the world.