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TIL A connectome is a comprehensive map of neural connections in the brain, serving as its "wiring diagram"

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NZx6 TIL the company that owned the World Trade Center had scheduled a meeting for 9/11/2001 on the 88th floor of tower 1 to discuss what to do in the event of a terrorist attack, but rescheduled the night before because someone couldn’t attend.
M7j6b TIL Roger Babson founded the "Gravity Research Foundation" in 1948 an effort to fight gravity, after the childhood drowning of his sister who couldn't overcome gravity. Post-death it became a foundation for understanding, where notable researchers including Stephen Hawking won their essay prizes.
VMGLk TIL that Porkins (Star Wars Ep IV) and Major Eaton (Raiders of the Lost Ark) were played by the same actor (William Hootkins). Major Eaton was one of the officers who sent Indy on his adventure and at the end of the movie revealed "Top Men" before the warehouse scene.
xVmBg TIL in Florida here is no law which requires a person to provide emergency assistance to a person in need of help or to call 911 for them.
WkD5Y TIL General MacArthur wanted to win the Korean War by dropping 30-50 atomic bombs on air bases, followed by sowing nuclear waste into the ground to create a permanent radioactive border to prevent future invasions from the North.