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TIL languages that originate in humid environments are more likely to have a wide range of tones because human vocal folds become more elastic in humid environments

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b6lK4 TIL that a battle in the American Civil War was fought in France in 1864, between the USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama, in the English Channel off the coast of Cherbourg
jxej TIL that the Tunicate (sea squirt), once finding a suitable rock, will attach itself for life. At this point, it eats its own brain, deciding that it no longer needs it.
epyv4 TIL Dealey Plaza in Dallas remains virtually unchanged since 1963. There is a proposal to make Elm Street into a pedestrian promenade since tourists often wander onto the painted X where Kennedy was shot as well as an amphitheater for visitors to contemplate the assassination site
0wLby TIL experts believe that the elephants that live in Sri Lanka are the progeny of elephants that swam across from Southern India across the sea in search of food and water.
a80vA TIL the Nascar driver that inspired Let’s Go Brandon has no sponsors and will have to sit out the season.