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TIL that the animal with the smallest known brain to body ratio is the "bony-eared assfish"

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X048j TIL the decorative post at the bottom of a set of stairs is called the Newel Post
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ZKQD TIL Among the 561 Nobel prize awarded between 1901 and 2013, 2 have been declined. Jean Paul Sartre (litterature) because he would refuse any kind of official honors, and Le Duc Tho (peace) because he thought peace wasn’t yet achieved in his country.
l7nLK TIL When you flush a soiled toilet a plume of germs sprays up into the air.
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