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TIL Human brain was bigger 3000 years ago

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ne8jd TIL teff, the staple food crop of Ethiopia, is a highly nutritious "superfood" like quinoa. After US and European health food trends created a huge demand for quinoa, prices skyrocketed in Bolivia, where it is a staple food. Fearing their own food shortage, Ethiopia banned the export of teff in 2006
XEAGj TIL that the state of Texas has the power to split itself into five new states, and has been able to do so for decades.
GVa5 TIL a baseball pitcher can kill you with a good fastball, and this has happened in a Major League Baseball game.
rvJ0 TIL that Jason Bateman bought the domain jasonbateman.com after learning it was a gay porn site. (45:10)
a6Oo TIL that SEAL Team Six was only the second SEAL team, but was designated the number six to confuse the Soviets as to how many SEAL teams there were.