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TIL that dolphins are not uniquely intelligent; chickens perform similarly on the same intelligence tests used to push for legislation to designate dolphins “non-human persons”, & the evidence that dolphins are capable of complex emotions, such as empathy, have been inconclusive.

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XEpm6 TIL 1 gram of uranium 235 has 19,870,900,000 calories and would take over 50 million hours of cycling to burn off.
rN990 TIL that despite the stereotypes, video games can actually have numerous benefits for our cognitive abilities, mental well-being and social skills!
BraDb TIL weasles are theorized to hypnotize their prey by doing a strange 'war dance'
gMxJy TIL of milk sickness which is a poisoning that affects individuals who ingest milk, other dairy products, or meat from a cow that has fed on the white snakeroot plant, which contains the poison tremetol.
GYWx1 TIL the Gospel of Thomas is an ancient text written in Coptic and discovered in 1945. It contains only direct quotes from Jesus. Some scholars date the age of the document to within 10 years of Jesus's life. It makes no mention of crucifixion, resurrection or a final judgment day.