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TIL that mammals that live in urban areas have proportionally larger brains compared to those of the same species in rural areas.

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5V9Gn TIL in 1969, concert promoter Bill Graham was asked to help organize the Woodstock Festival. He agreed under one condition: that Santana would be included in the lineup. After Bill persisted, Santana was given a 45-min set on Aug 16 for $2,500. The performance launched Santana to international fame.
yQjDa TIL That the American Fat Salvage Committee was created to urge housewives to save all the excess fat rendered from cooking and donate it to the army to produce explosives during World War II.
6ElmQ TIL that alcohol withdrawal(delirium tremens) can kill a person
jWwX TIL that while dating Jonathan Brandis in the 1990s, Tatyana Ali (Ashley Banks from Fresh Prince of Bel Air) was approached by a black man who said, “I want you to know, I watch your show all the time. But now that I see you letting this white man date you, I will never watch your show again.”
rRpVy TIL that a man was milled by a mute swan. After getting too close to a nest, the male swan knocked the man out of a kayak and actively blocked the man from swimming to shore.