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TIL that in 2014 a potential new state of matter called “disordered hyperuniformity” was discovered in the eye of a chicken.

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8aPE8 TIL Archaeologists are able to follow Lewis and Clarks trail across America by looking for their Mercury laden poop.
jNpmj Today I learned that Germany actually surrendered twice at the end of the WW2. One being 8th and the other 9th of May. This was due to the fact that Stalin inserted terms to make the Soviet contribution to the victory bigger.
19VV TIL that drinking coffee daily lowers risk of suicide by 50% for both me and woman
kO6NW TIL Humans are psychologically hardwired to blame the victim. The “just-world bias” happens because our brains crave predictability, and as such, we tend to blame victims of unfairness rather than reject the comforting worldview suggesting that good will be rewarded and evil punished.
D1kKY TIL of the Clacton Spear. A wooden spear tip that survived intact for 420,000 years but has broken several times since its discovery in 1911.