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TIL that human intelligence increased dramatically once we started extracting more energy from food via cooking

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AEN7 TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger’s parents thought he was gay because his bedroom walls were covered with posters of men.
x76D TIL Canada took in 255 diverted flights from the US on 9/11 and then the Canadians fed the diverted passangers
mxLMp TIL that the state with the largest number of black townships after the Civil War was Oklahoma, with more than 50 townships in the state. Some are still in existence today.
N7gDe TIL Adélie penguins have been observed to engage in necrophilia, as young males often cannot tell the difference between compliant and dead females. This was first observed in 1912 but was deemed too shocking, and so was only rediscovered in 2012.
eva6 TIL in large 16th Century kitchens a now extinct breed of dog was placed on a giant wheel and used to turn meat. It was viewed as a utensil rather than as a pet.