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TIL that our brains use a method called chunking to group random information into meaningful parts, making it easier to understand and recall. This helps us read jumbled text and manage tasks more efficiently.

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8ekJ8 TIL the reason why old sports photos often have a blue haze is because the arenas were filled with people smoking cigarettes
PYj9L TIL a study shows that people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have a ~20% lower risk of dying from heart disease when compared to those who don't drink.
nW8lP TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted his face tattoo to depict hearts, but his tattooist refused to do it.
e0jvk TIL there is a spider species, Bagheera kiplingi, that is mostly herbivorous, even actively avoiding confrontation with other insects while foraging for food. They sometimes rarely steal ant larvae or cannibalize during dry season, when the plant they prefer would be unavailable.
loDlK TIL that the comedy "The Country Wife" written in 1675 was banned in Britain for 175 years for being too sexually vulgar. The main character, Harry Horner, claims to be impotent to sell "china" to the wives of upper-class Londoners. At the time, "china" was a popular euphemism for sperm.