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TIL that the ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s.

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MeMjm TIL 95% of all copper ever mined was extracted after 1900. More than half has been extracted in the last 24 years.
1aEV4 TIL that kudzu, the horribly invasive species of vine in the American southeast, was imported from Japan in the 1800's.
VMAw0 TIL that Idaho is the only U.S. state to declare cannibalism illegal. Idaho adopted the ban in 1990 as a reaction to a fear that eating humans would emerge in ritualized practices.
gMZ07 TIL over half of all the world's cobalt comes from the Congo, much of it mined by children and slaves, and is a crucial ingredient in all lithium-ion batteries, especially electric car batteries and clean energy storage, and is often classified as a conflict mineral.
XNyr TIL A film titled “100 Years” starring John Malkovich, will be released in November 18, 2115. It is stored in a bulletproof vault which will automatically open for it’s premier at the Cannes Film Festival