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TIL - Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago

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D1wXp TIL Davy Crockett left Congress and the U.S. after vehemently opposing Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act.
OoGj4 TIL that Brad Bird, the writer and director for The Incredibles (2004), was also the voice of the superhero fashion designer Edna Mode.
kbjm TIL a possible origin of the name Cerberus (the multi-headed dog of the Greek god Hades) is the Proto-Indo-European word k̑érberos, meaning “spotted”. Hades’ dog might have literally been named “Spot”.
8ayxX TIL: Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan
rNYX0 TIL neurofeedback, a technique teaching control of one’s brain activity, is still controversial due to inconsistent results, even in double blinded studies, despite it being around for decades. All these didn’t stop private neurofeedback clinics from selling this treatment to patients.