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TIL the Honda Ridgeline is the “Most American Truck” with 70% of its parts made domestically in 2019. Many Fords, Chevys, RAMS, and GMCs are assembled in or have major parts made in Mexico

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GJJ7 TIL: Grasshopper Mice have adaptation to turn scorpion venom into a pain-killer. They now prey on scorpions.
EYlV TIL that while Shawshank Redemption never won an Academy Award, the movie Speed won 2.
ADNWa The human brain looks like a big, pinkish-gray, wrinkly walnut. There are so many folds in it that, if it could be unfolded, it could be a small tablecloth. Pinkish-gray might not match your decor, but it would be about the right size! This "tablecloth" is made up of the cerebral cortex and is the wrinkly outside layer of your brain. All those folds are responsible for abstract thought, language, and memory. Scientists believe the wrinkles exist as a way to increase the surface area of the cortex, allowing for increased brainpower in a smaller space. In this week’s Today I Learned, neuroscientist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Steve Ramirez shares some of his smarts on how your cortex is different from your pet hamster’s.
1ayM8 TIL in the US, people running to represent a congressional district in the US House don't have to live in the congressional district in order to be able to be eligible to run
oBBn7 TIL The New York Times has continually updated the same 2009 article detailing how mass shooters got their guns and what they used