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TIL Even Mild Dehydration Can Lower Your Focus, Memory, and Mood

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ZpdQD TIL the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish was only possible because of support from the Tlaxcaltecs, Totonac, and other native peoples
GYlwg TIL that almost every snow crystal has a tiny mote of dust at its center which can be anything from volcanic ash to a particle from outer space.
kOkl7 TIL 1.3 Million Indians served in WW1, 1 in 6 of the British forces. In return, the British had insincerely promised to deliver progressive self-rule to India at the end of the war. Something Akin to Canada and South Africa. But the British broke their word.
NOyb TIL the average Wal-Mart shopper is a white, 50-year-old female with an annual household income of $53,125
gEG7 TIL there is a grove of 16 olive trees in Lebanon that are at least 5,000 years old. They still produce olives and you can purchase olive oil made from them.