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TIL that scientists had to rename genes because MS Excel would convert those names into dates

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GA07 TIL In 1935, US Supreme Court honored Prophet Muhammad as one of the Greatest Lawgivers of the world.
j6pxv TIL that Pete Absolon, the Rocky Mountain director of NOLS, was on a climb in Wyoming's Wind River Range, and died after being struck in the head by a rock due to other hikers throwing rocks off over a mountain cliff for fun.
VBorZ TIL cats and goats are among the most invasive species in the world
8pKa TIL - Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes.
rNwx4 TIL that during the Argentine economic boom, from the 1860s to 1930s, the UK played a dominant role in the Argentine economy. The community of English, Scottish, and Welsh Argentines was the largest of any country outside the British Empire, leading to the popular name of the "Sixth Dominion".