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TIL That skulls have been found in China that are part human, part neanderthal

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M7e9b TIL the Kimuraya bakery is responsible for the invention of the red bean paste bun called "anpan" and it is considered to be the oldest Western style bakery in Japan. It was opened by Yasube Kimura who used to be a samurai and his son.
oRe98 TIL Harvard punter / receiver Pat McInally was the only NFL player to score a perfect 50/50 on the Wonderlic intelligence test in 1975. When he took it again in 2007 and got 1 question wrong he quipped "Missed one. Not a bad score after six concussions."
9YD1m TIL that eating calms you down because some foods are sources of serotonin. w/c many of us know is the "happy chemical"
4k6M5 TIL of "The Feast of Herod", a relief sculpture by Donatello, which shows King Herod being presented with the decapitated head of John the Baptist. It's in the Baptistry of St John in Siena, Italy.
X0GWE TIL in 1998 South Park co-creator Trey Parker was offered $1.5M to direct a feature-length Barney the Dinosaur movie