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TIL At a point in history the human brain grew incredibly rapidly, doubling in size in just 2 million years and no one knows why.

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W7kRB TIL of the Guangxi Massacre, an event during the Cultural Revolution with reports of “mass cannibalism.” Revolutionaries ate hundreds of Chinese citizens, not because of famine or economic reasons, but out of political hatred and rituals. Many of these cannibals (1966 - 1976) are still alive today.
JrK4 TIL In Los Angeles you can serve a jail sentence in a much nicer “pay-to-serve” jails for $100. These allow day release for employment, food delivery, and better visiting conditions. Those that can’t pay as much clean the jail.
nWLOP TIL if you lose a body part, doctors can tuck it under the skin so it can create tissue and maintain a blood supply
8aPxa TIL of Andre Geim, the only person to win both a Nobel Prize for graphene, and an Ig Nobel Prize for levitating a frog.
8vAG TIL Justin Timberlake was the voice behind the McDonald’s phrase “I’m Lovin’ It” and he was paid $6 million for the song.