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TIL that autistic people have around 27 billion neurons on average. For the sake of comparison, a non autistic adult has around 16 billion neurons, and a chimpanzee around has 8 billion.

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JYJBQ TIL about enclaves and other geographic anomalies: Dahala Khagrabari, a piece of India within a piece of Bangladesh within a piece of India within Bangladesh; and Vulcan Point, the world’s largest island within a lake that is situated on an island located in a lake
rRvn4 TIL out of all the countries that were required to pay reparations from World War II, Finland is the only one known to have paid its bill in full when it sent $300 million to the Soviet Union in 1952.
JYo71 TIL Christopher Nolan turned down an offer to direct Troy, instead opting to direct The Dark Knight Trilogy
GYeK5 TIL that the music video of the song "The Reason" by Hoobastank, is actually supposed to simulate the band members robbing a store. The car crash shown at the start is a diversion.
Jy6Q TIL that Egyptian Pharaohs were once required to masturbate into the Nile to keep its flow cycle stable.