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TIL - we use all of our brains. Constantly.

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eGBb TIL handling TNT turned female munition workers in the UK yellow during WWI; they were nicknamed the Canary Girls
jNGvE TIL of a pedophile who was arrested after setting his phone to the largest possible font and then sending text messages about molesting children. He did this while on a crowded airplane.
7rvjO TIL that not everyone can unfocus their eyes whenever they want to. It's accomplished by having the ability to relax the ciliary muscles in your eyes, which causes them to lose their focusing powers.
5VO1r TIL That the reason you can see corn in poop is because corn kernels are coated in cellulose, which is strong enough to withstand the rigors of the human digestive system.
JQmB TIL Finnish police have shot only 4 people to death in 25 years