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TIL That the human brain takes 1/10th of a second to interpret incoming information. Because of this we are technically always living in the past and that our brains have to predict what is going to happen in the next 1/10th of a second so we can react accordingly.

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NjEe TIL The band Creedence Clearwater Revival were all from San Francisco and had never even visited Louisiana or the Bayou. Their accents were simply exaggerated for effect.
EKnX TIL of Max Woosnam, possibly the greatest sportsman of all time. He won gold & silver Olympics medals, a doubles title at Wimbledon, hit a 147 break in snooker, a century at Lords cricket ground and captained Manchester City and England football teams. He also played off a 0 handicap at golf.
grX78 TIL at the US Open in 1983, tennis legend Stefan Edberg accidentally hit a linesman in the groin with a serve, causing him to to fall over, hit his head, and die five days later
9P76 TIL Police dogs in most countries are sworn in as actual officers with badge numbers.
dklZ TIL a polar bear is going “insane” in an Argentinian zoo and is not scheduled for relocation, even after another polar bear has died months earlier due to an heat stroke