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TIL that the snow you see on analog televisons is a signal caused partially by the cosmic radiation of the Big Bang

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6ER4J TIL about the Double contrabass flute which is one of the lowest pitched metal flutes and the biggest with up to 22 feet of tubing and primarily is only found in flute choirs
nWp5r TIL that "Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25" is a myth that is not based in science, only misunderstandings. Our brains continue to mature with time, and our brains never stop changing. Individual differences mean some of are more mature than others, at an earlier age.
b95Ep TIL that childhood appendectomies increase your risk of depressive disorder, bipolar affective disorder, and anxiety disorder.
P10AJ TIL that woolly mammoth proteins were just recently directly imaged for the first time. A scientist used an electron microscope to image the collagen protein of mammoth bone at the molecular level.
E1W4X TIL that there is a spacecraft cemetery in the middle of the Pacific Ocean