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TIL That every time you recall a memory, you’re remembering the last time you remembered it. The memory gets distorted even more each time.

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Lk5Yr TIL that Scientists Hope to Clone a 40,000-Year-Old Extinct Horse. The baby horse was discovered in permafrost in eastern Siberia. The animal's tissue was preserved enough for scientists to obtain samples. There is no damage to the horse's carcass and even its hair is intact.
yQawJ TIL that the Australian Aboriginal Flag is actually owned and copyrighted by an individual artist, who licenses it for T-shirts and the like.
NXdaN TIL that Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando lived next to each other and were even practically roommates when Nicholson's ex moved in with their kids
neRKG TIL that the total mass of the entire asteroid belt is only about 4% of the mass of Earth's Moon
KYZla TIL During a heated discussion in the Roman Senate, Julius Caesar received a letter. His fierce opponent Cato, thinking it would incriminate Caesar, had the letter read. It was a love letter from Cato's sister.