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TIL that Brad Pitt suffers from Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness)

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YpYo7 TIL North Korea could have a lot of oil. NK reportedly has seven underexplored geological basins, with three basins said to have “proven working petroleum systems"
Zj8o TIL that there are six Islamic countries where a judge can sentence you to be stoned to death.
V50k TIL Marie Curie, a Polish radium physicist in the 20th century was exposed to so much radiation during her life that her notebooks must be kept in lead-lined boxes. They will still be dangerously radioactive for another 1,500+ years.
VBgOG TIL that the incubation period for rabies can be up to 7 years after exposure.
D19gv TIL that yawning and stretching at the same time is called "pandiculation." It's apparently very important in waking up our nervous system.