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TIL that humans have the same amount of hair as gorillas and other primates, ours is just shorter and thinner

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AN0gB TIL that in 2014 researchers at MIT conducted a study that found participants were capable of extracting a picture's conceptual meaning after viewing it for as short as 13 ms, meaning the maximum framerate the human eye can see is about 77 frames per second.
mjoR TIL That when people in love stare into each other’s eyes, their heartbeats synchronize
gMWX8 TIL that bombing suspect, Michael Estes, got caught because he wanted to earn reward points on his supply purchase
YpB9W TIL in December 2000 a family in Japan was killed in their home. After killing the family, the murderer used the family computer, ate ice cream, used the bathroom, and left his pullover behind before leaving. Although the police has the suspect's DNA and a possible description, the case is unsolved.
e0A5n TIL when constructing a pool in his backyard, a man found human remains and coffins from the 18th century