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

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YBV7 TIL The CIA spent $15 million and 5 years developing a robotic kitty that they could use to spy on the Soviets. A few minutes after being released, the kitty was run over by a cab.
ODP7 TIL in 1920 the US Army bombed coal miners in WV who were striking for better treatment and living conditions
b9BQj TIL that Viggo Mortensen published a book of poetry called Ten Last Night before he became famous. He also speaks fluent Spanish, Danish, and French - and is also proficient in Catalan, Swedish, Italian, and Norwegian.
JYamk Earth could have more than one moon
16O58 TIL of the Clacton Spear. It is the remnant of a wooden spear that was crafted about 400,000 years ago, making it older than the evolution of modern humans and the oldest known example of a wooden tool created by a hominid.