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TIL humans are actually more skilled at identifying caricatures of people than photographs of them.

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R1r1 TIL Cats domesticated themselves 10,000 years ago in the Middle East.
Zywa TIL Mark Twain wrote that Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs are “an unapproachable literary masterpiece” and that the memoirs are regarded as the best military memoirs in existence.
MeWMa TIL in 2013 a Nike ad featuring Oscar Pistorius and the slogan "I am the bullet in the chamber" was pulled from Pistorius' site after he was charged with murder for fatally shooting his girlfriend.
rYQ4 TIL There is an annual competition called Eco Marathon where universities, enthusiasts, and major car companies try to build the most fuel-efficient vehicles. For a combustion engine the current record is 3,410 km per litre (8,020 mpg).
jpMX TIL: Cocaine raises dopamine levels by 250%, compared to 100% from sex and 50% from food.