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TIL the groomsmen at Ahmad Rashad's wedding were Bill Cosby and O.J. Simpson

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jNx1R TIL that during the 1521 siege of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, Hernan Cortes' conquistadors attempted to build a trebuchet. The very first shot went straight up and the machine was destroyed.
KO9kQ TIL a Californian politician accidentally left his microphone on during a meeting break and was caught graphically boasting about two different affairs he was having. He resigned less than 15 hours after the story broke.
PYjQG TIL vanilla extract contains the same percentage of alcohol that vodka does
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b6JKN TIL a "misconception in much of psychology is that [...] 'newer' brain structures were added over existing 'older' brain structures [e.g. reptilian]"; rather, "all vertebrate behavior" is based on "decision-making circuits", and "the prefrontal cortex [...] is not a uniquely human structure"