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TIL Jerry Brown was both the youngest and oldest governor in CA history.

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rjE4 TIL Down’s syndrome has been disappearing in Iceland since prenatal screening tests were introduced in the early 2000s. Almost 100% of women who had a positive test for Down syndrome decided to terminate their pregnancy
nem1Y TIL the only carbon negative country in the world is Bhutan. It sinks four million tonnes of CO2 per year.
9YMKG TIL György Dózsa was executed extremelly cruelly. They made him sit on a heated iron throne and wear a heated iron crown. Then they made his rebel soldiers bite and eat his flesh while priests were singing songs.
QQ7e TIL that the straight, wide boulevards of Paris were designed such that artillery could easily fire on rioting crowds.
ea1L TIL that although “bitter” has over 40 different receptors on the human tongue, “sweet” only has one. Being able to detect a greater range of “bitter” is evolutionarily advantageous because bitter usually signifies potential toxin.