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TIL the blood of young mice rejuvenates the brain function of old mice

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mLZP TIL Samuel Johnson wrote a dictionary in 1755, in which he defined oats as: “A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.” A Scottish man was said by Sir Walter Scott to have retorted, “Yes, and where else will you see such horses and such men?”
a8kLA TIL that "Shemomechama" is a Georgian word meaning "I accidentally ate the whole thing."
rRZjd TIL John D. Rockefeller, America's first billionaire, spent more of his life giving away his money than he had making it; at peak value, his fortune was estimated at $418 Billion in 2019 dollars, of which more than half was donated to his various foundations.
gM79X TIL the top level domain in Kenya is .ke. The Kenyan government uses gov.ke, and Kenyan companies use co.ke :)
M7QBm TIL The often repeated story that European Starlings were introduced to the United States as part of a Shakespeare in the Park celebration in 1890 is almost entirely fiction. Dozens of organizations were importing and introducing the birds across the US and Canada for decades prior.