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TIL that eating meat is an essential part of human evolution, making humans evolve to a “smarter” species than our ancestors.

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OoPe7 TIL that Switzerland has a system called direct democracy where citizens can disregard the government and hold national votes to create their own laws or even overturn those of the government.
V1M4 TIL the expression “sleep tight” originates from when mattresses were placed on top of ropes that needed regular tightening in the 16th-17th century
N0B8 TIL that astronaut Alan Shepard’s pre-launch prayer before becoming the first American to reach orbit was “Don’t fuck up, Shepard…”
oRvEY TIL According to the ATSB, half of all pilot incapacitation incidents in high capacity air transports are caused by gastrointestinal illness
X0GKk TIL about Operation Tiger, a training exercise that was supposed to prepare U.S. troops for the D-Day invasion of Normandy and resulted in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.