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TIL that Lincoln Cathedral in England was the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549, when its spire collapsed. Its original height was not surpassed until 1890.

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Pobw TIL that Mark Hamill personally bought Warwick Davis all the StarWars Figures he didn’t have.
4kRVJ TIL tunicates are the only animals capable of producing cellulose. They can do this thanks to a gene they got from a bacterium.
BrMb TIL A drug called DCA has been shown to work in a small clinical trial on brain cancer patients. Drug companies won’t invest in it as it is unpatentable and therefore unprofitable. Entrepreneurs banned from selling it in the US
5YJAD TIL about tetrachromats. Tetrachromats have 4 vision cones as opposed to the average 3. This allows them to see ~99 million more shades than the average person. It is thought to be impossible for men to have this gene because they only have a single X chromosome, whereas women have two.
D1RxD TIL that in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, street gangs sent members to mosques around the country to help protect the victims during prayer time