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TIL one cannot pee and sneeze simultaneously.

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NBm8 TIL that Tibetans have a gene mutation that may represent the strongest instance of documented evolution in humans.
ne5wo TIL that the Suminia was a Therapsid, which existed in the late Permian era, that possessed a divergent first digit. Comparable to an opposable thumb, that was utilized as a grasping tool. This is the earliest discovered animal to have such an evolutionary trait.
aNNL TIL Hitler used amphetamines to “enhance” his troops, and there was even an incident where Russians stumbled upon German troops who wasted all their ammo during amphetamine-induced psychosis.
9xEM TIL that 10,000 years ago, everyone’s eyes were brown until someone living by the Black Sea developed a genetic mutation turning brown eyes blue
XE4oP TIL Ridley Scott tried to make Gladiator (2000) an authentic representation of Ancient Rome. An early script had Maximus doing a product endorsement for olive oil, which was historically accurate for famous gladiators to do, but the detail was left out in later scripts for being too unbelievable.