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TIL that corn is a grain, a vegetable and a fruit

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nebXP TIL About 2,000 Year Old Mummies in China. Preserved so well that they’re still flexible with intact organs.
8ZnP TIL the reason dogs bark at the mailman is because dogs learn quickly that their barking often makes the intruder go away. This is the case when your dog barks at the mailman. He thinks he is doing his job of protecting his home because when he barks the intruder leaves immediately, every time.
X0EDj TIL that Tibetans underwent the fastest genetic change ever observed in humans. Biologists found 30+ genes with DNA mutations more prevalent in Tibetans than their predecessors, the Han Chinese, half of which help the body regulate oxygen use. They even have a "super-athlete gene" called EPAS1.
XEoyk TIL the creator of spongebob is dying of ALS
RB0Q TIL of the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 women would shame non-uniformed men, giving them a white feather for cowardice. One recipient was George Samson who was on his way in civilian clothes to be awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Gallipoli campaign.