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TIL some experts estimate that around 30% of a dog’s brain is dedicated to analyzing smells. This is 40 times larger than a human’s, proportionately.

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GAwmQ TIL of the original production of 20,351, approximately 238 Supermarine Spitfires exist today worldwide, with 111 located in the UK. About 54 are considered airworthy, including 30 in the UK.
VMVGG TIL lead is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors
wLjOM TIL: Cilantro is the leaf and coriander is the seed of the same plant.
e6ek TIL An Indian man named Dashrath Manjhi carved a 360 foot long path through a mountain over the course of 22 years to reduce the distance between his village and the hospital down from 70km to 1km, to ensure no one would die like his wife did because they could not get medical care.
16ZGr TIL 65-85% of white cats with blue eyes are deaf.