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TIL humans are in the same Superorder as rats, so we are closer related to rats than shrews are related to rats.

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pY0aG TIL An Indian metal band and a Japanese metal band had an anime super baby
e0Rv5 TIL there are 'super-recognisers'. These people are so good at remembering faces, even after a fleeting glance, that law enforcement employs them. They were responsible for identifying the two men who poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
Eb9V TIL Chess moves have widely recognized annotation symbols, such as “!” indicating a good move, “!!” indicating a brilliant move, “??” indicating a blunder, and “?!” indicating a dubious move which is not easily refuted
xVNAk TIL that the name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ, which is German for peppermint.
GYajJ TIL for most people mosquito bites itch more at night because our cortisol levels are lower than in the morning and they are less distracted as they wind down for the night.