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TIL that practicing gratitude daily can rewire your brain, boosting happiness and reducing stress by increasing dopamine and serotonin levels.

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p8go8 TIL a man named Pembroke D. Gwaltney Jr. once kept a piece of 20 year old ham as a pet, complete with a brass collar, and it is currently the world's oldest edible ham at 119 years old. The ham also has a twitter account.
LQO80 TIL about Aurel Persu's car design. This car, implemented in 1922-1923, was shaped similar to a waterdrop and it had a drag coefficient of 0.28 (same as a modern Porsche Carrera)
b6Pvj TIL After his execution, the skin of slave-rebellion leader Nat Turner was turned into souvenir purses
ZdaR TIL: The original version of “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers did not chart on the UK Singles Chart until 2009, 38 years after its release.
yQ4Ap John Collins, also known as 'The Paper Airplane Guy,' teaches us how to fold and fly our very own version of his "world record" paper airplane. John attempts to make the greatest paper airplane on the planet, and takes us along for the ride.