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TIL that without oceans, complex earth-like life is unlikely to evolve because oceans ensure stability of surface temperatures between extremes

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KOLBE TIL the oldest ceramic ever found is from China and it's 20000 years old. Pottery appeared during the last ice age, long before Stone Age humans took up farming and animal husbandry
D77J TIL that scientists recently took the EEG signals from a person experiencing a convulsive seizure and converted them to tones that fell within the acoustic spectrum of the human voice. The results will send chills up your spine.
v1EM8 TIL about the Loyal Wives of Weinsberg; were part of the surrender negotiation was that all women could leave with whatever they could carry and the defenders (men) would be imprisoned. The women carried their belongings and their husbands on their shoulders. Saving them from being imprisoned.
wo0EE TIL that the tree shrew is the only other mammal (besides humans) that likes spicy food
EgkjX TIL natural gas doesn’t have an odor, the distinctive smell is an additive for safety