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TIL The majority of Neanderthals, like Humans, were right-handed

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ADXyx TIL on 9-11 immediately after US airspace was closed, Canada implemented "Op Yellow Ribbon" & landed 250 US bound flights with 45k passengers in 14 smaller airports across the country. Canadians in communities such Gander (10k) also welcomed up to 6,000 stranded passengers into their homes.
Jk7v TIL that post-relationship grief affects men, in the long term, more than women.
167bO TIL in 1949, eight observers documented every word and movement of a seven-year-old boy from rural Kansas for a sociological study
4k61J TIL that scientists not only dare cut trees by looking at their growth rings, but also historically harvested timber. For example, if you know when a church was built, you can look at the wood beams in it to learn about historic weather and woods management practices.
MR67 TIL that dropping a marshmallow onto a neutron star would create an explosion bigger than 1000 hydrogen bombs.