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TIL that our brains do not reach full maturity until at least our mid-20s.

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j6Kdj TIL a Brazilian priest tied himself to 1,000 balloons and disappeared for months, until his body was found in the Atlantic
yyJa TIL There was a short lived French version of “The Office”; in the pilot Jim put Dwight’s stuff in cheese instead of jello.
rR5ko TIL that Terry Kath killed himself by an accidental gun shot to the head after saying to his roadie, “Don’t worry... look, the clip’s not even in it” then pulling the gun’s trigger while it still had a bullet in the chamber.
B4Yd TIL Not only does the word “avocado” come from the ancient Aztec word for “testicle,” but the word “guacamole” quite literally translates to “testicle sauce.”
Ypnbr TIL due to the hormones leptin and ghrelin, your body literally can't tell the difference between hungry and tired.