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TIL the US congress has a lower approval rating than cockroaches & colonoscopies, and is even less popular than it was during the American Revolution.

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BgZWy TIL that the commonly believed myth of the 'end-point' of mental maturity at age 25 is outdated. Recent studies show prefrontal cortex maturation extends well past 30.
eQ0E TIL that the Joseon Dynasty developed cannons called “chongtong” that were capable of firing steel missiles over 500 meters, and that these missiles resemble modern ship-to-ship missiles.
N7AXE TIL 60's social activist Abbie Hoffman and author of Fuck the System ,Revolution for the Hell of It, and Steal This Book , had an FBI file that was 13,262 pages long. or, about 11 times that of Tolstoy's War and Peace
VMRED TIL Mama llama's hum to their babies and can spit from three different stomachs depending on how much they don't like you.
VBKbQ TIL a 2020 study found evidence that arrows fired from medieval longbows could cause injuries similar to modern gunshot wounds. One example is the analysis of a skull that revealed an arrow had left devastating entry and exit wounds that are similar to injuries caused by modern bullets.