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ZpwbG TIL the Colorado River doesn’t make it to the ocean anymore — since 1960
b9GYj TIL ginkgo biloba is the only member of its genus, which is the only genus in its family, which is the only family in its order, which is the only order in its subclass.
78DKx TIL about Limbic Capitalism, how businesses exploit the brain's limbic system for profit. The limbic system is the part of the brain that controls pleasure, motivation, and long-term memory.
8aJdX TIL that some ancient sling bullets excavated from the city of Athens, Greece were inscribed with the word "ΔΕΞΑΙ" (dexai), which translates to "catch!"
Zppa TIL: Hollow point bullets are not allowed in war, yet many police forces around the globe utilize them. Sweden is one of the countries which do…