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TIL that there Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written

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X0Or8 TIL The empty space you see in products like chips bags has a technical term and it's called nonfunctional slack-fill.
Wj44 TIL that the term ‘Viking’ denotes an occupation not a people
D1oZr TIL about the Spotlight Effect, due to which people constantly believe that they are being noticed much more than they really are. Since the centre of one's own world is oneself, and not others, you cannot correctly evaluate how others feel about you.
dVrZ TIL marijuana has the potential to both treat and promote psychosis, as its two main components (THC and CBD) act very differently on a normal human brain.
PkYV TIL The world’s most venomous spiders are the Brazilian wandering spiders which has the most active neurotoxic venom of any living spider. These large and highly aggressive creatures often enter human dwellings and hide in clothing or shoes. When disturbed they bite furiously several times