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TIL the surface of mars can currently sustain liquid water.

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EWGd TIL that “Greeble” is the name given to the texture applied to Sci-Fi spaceship models for the purpose of making them appear more complex
JYxbm TIL Michael Phelps’ body produces half the normal amount of lactic acid of his competitors. Causing his body to fatigue much slower.
Np4J TIL that a blue whale is so large that its tongue weighs the same as an elephant and its heart weighs the same as a car.
yv4V TIL that the series of British children’s books ‘Where’s Wally?’ is called 'Where’s Waldo?’ in the US, 'Where’s Willy?“ in Norway, 'Where’s Wōrī? in Japan, and 22 other different names, depending on what country you are in.
D1jdD TIL two regions of the brain, reward pathways and the hippocampus, physically shrink when we're clinically depressed and gaming reverses that damage. Gameplay hyperstimulates areas of the brain associated with motivation, goals, learning and memory; making it the neurological opposite of depression.