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TIL Brain activity appears to continue for around 10 minutes after people are dead, especially in the part that controls the memory.

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yQRLl TIL the Soviet Union did not normally name their aircraft. However pilots of the MiG-29 found the NATO codename "Fulcrum" in regard to its role flattering enough to use the name unofficially.
WkeNL TIL there are 7 days in a week thanks to the Babylonians, who lived in modern-day Iraq. As keen observers of the heavens, the Babylonians adopted 7 days because they observed 7 celestial bodies — the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
GZjG TIL that there have been 31 recorded school shootings in the US so far this year. In comparison, there have been 24 recorded school shootings in the entire continent of Europe’s history.
Mdo7 TIL that eating any portion of the human brain can cause Prion disease, which is incurable and comes with a high mortality rate.
8arXP TIL that there are more IPv6 addresses than there are atoms on the surface of the Earth.