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TIL The largest ever study on narcissism concluded that boomers are actually much more sensitive than millennials.

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Bg0Ye TIL about the Wallace Line, a geographical boundary that separates Asian mammals from marsupials of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. West of this line, no marsupials exist, but they thrive on the east side. At its smallest, there is a 22 mile gap between islands, separating the two mammal groups.
awaXJ TIL there is an enduring mystery about who wrote Black Betty (bam-a-lam), and what "Black Betty" stood for. It was first recorded in 1933, using black Texas prisoners.
5Y8wp TIL that Weird Al wrote “The Saga Begins” based on internet spoilers of plot details as he was denied an early screening from LucasFilms of Star Wars Episode 1. He eventually saw the film during a pre-screening and the lyrics he wrote were so accurate, he only made minor changes afterwards.
VB1OG TIL that there are oceanic spiders
X058D TIL First grown in Africa about 5,000 years ago, yellow watermelons went through generations of selective cross-breeding for texture, color and sweetness before any pink variety ever appeared. As the lycopene content of hybrid varieties increased over time, the fruit naturally became redder and redd