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TIL- People who are owned by cats are 40% less likely to die of a heart attack.

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j6w0v TIL the view popularized by Carl Sagan that the brain is layered, with an old reptilian structure at its core, is a widespread misconception in psychology
NjQJ TIL the Yale student Jerelyn Luther that yelled “who the f— hired you?” was actually on the search committee involved in placing Nicholas Christakis as master of Silliman College
YVkr TIL that the petals of a sunflower are actually each single-petalled flowers; a sunflower is actually a cluster of hundreds of flowers.
kOQAg TIL that there is a Finnish-based, mostly antisocial form of drinking culture, in which the alcoholic consumes alcohol drinks at home in as little clothing as possible, mainly in underwear.
NXjZP TIL the King of Bhutan is given the title "Druk Gyalpo" which translates literally to "Dragon King" because Bhutan's official name "Druk yul" translates to "Land of the Thunder Dragon"