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TIL wisdom teeth are virtually nonexistent in indigenous Mexicans

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KY8P9 TIL about the sea spider which can grow up to 2.3 feet, uses its legs to pump oxygen instead of the heart, and can have up to 12 legs.
e0vn5 TIL former stage magician and skeptic of pseudoscience James Randi offered $1,000,000 to anyone who could prove their paranormal abilities under agreed-upon testing criteria. Over 1,000 people tried, and 0 were successful. It was discontinued in 2015.
awwAy TIL all zombies in mainstream media were made possible by a copyright mistake of George A Romero's classic, Night of the Living Dead. He would have kept rights till 2024
LmvP TIL that Chris Rock faced heat for dropping a truth bomb about Christmas “Now, I don’t know Jesus, but from what I’ve read, Jesus is the least materialistic person to ever roam the Earth. And we turned his birthday into one of the most materialistic day of the year.”
eJXb TIL In 1986 approximately 6.5 million people held hands in a human chain for fifteen minutes along a path across the contiguous United States.