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TIL there are more atoms in a single human cell than there are cells in the average human body (~100 trillion atoms vs ~33 trillion cells).

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womDJ TIL that as the USS Franklin was returning to Pearl Harbor for repairs after surviving multiple kamikaze hits, the captain refused to allow the harbor pilot to dock the aircraft carrier, wanting to do it himself. He proceeded to immediately crash the ship into the dock.
grdL7 TIL that in a ranking of 76 attributes defining what makes a Successful Life, the vast majority of Americans believe OTHERS think that "Fame" is the most important. In a poll of actual beliefs, "Fame" came in dead last out of 76.
bbXj TIL that Geddy Lee’s parents fell in love in Auschwitz at the age of 12 or 13. His father would bribe the guards to give his mother food or clothes as a sign of affection.
xv9o TIL George Clooney spent his Nespresso Paycheck On A Spy Satellite To Keep Tabs On The Sudanese Army. Actor and activist he funds a hi-tech project that is tracking troops and warning civilians of attacks from Sudan’s bloody Army.
r9M0 TIL that one of the scholars who translated the Dead Sea Scrolls was convinced that Christianity was based on an ancient psychedelic mushroom and fertility cult.