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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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4XMAg TIL that introverts tend to have larger, thicker gray matter in their prefrontal cortex — a region of the brain that is linked to abstract thought and decision-making — while extroverts have less gray matter (2012 study by Randy Buckner of Harvard University)
vP4ar TIL Flamma, one of the most successful gladiators in his time under the Roman Empire, through great skill & bravery was awarded his freedom four times but refused each time & instead chose to remain a gladiator. He fought 34 times, won 21 of them, fought to a draw 9 times, & won reprieve 4 times.
DQDxr TIL about the “Groom of the Stool”, a high ranking position in court that would handle the king’s shit.
e0oQJ TIL That Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece, the best selling manga of all time, wanted to become a manga artist in order to avoid having to get a "real job".
PYawe TIL Orville Redenbacher died from drowning in his Jacuzzi.