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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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PYQ6V TIL in 1719 prisoners in Paris were offered freedom at the condition they would marry a prostitute and move to Louisiana.
xVaQ5 TIL that eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing, playing a role in more than 70% of convictions overturned through DNA testing nationwide.
LQl49 TIL it's dangerous to bathe during a thunderstorm
0wEaL TIL Mickey Mantle said his favorite moment at Yankees Stadium was getting a blowjob under the right field bleachers during a game after pulling his groin, which prevented him from having sex with her
W79mX TIL that some employers use military-grade surveillance tools originally developed for the Pentagon and the CIA to track staff behavior, emotions, fatigue, work intensity, and productivity.