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TIL there is cavity in the hand called the Anatomical Snuff Box

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VMdE4 TIL there are people that can see sound
0wJ9M TIL A rare mutation among the Bajau people lets them stay underwater longer: natural selection at the PDE10A gene has increased spleen size in the Bajau, providing them with a larger reservoir of oxygenated red blood cells.
NyN6 TIL that 85% of chinese people share only 100 surnames, and that “Li” and “Zhang” covers 13% of the chinese population.
ADYOl TIL the accent that most actors had in films from the 30's and 40's (i.e. Jimmy Stewart from It's a Wonderful Life) was known as "Transatlantic" and nobody ever actually spoke that way.
Z8KpD TIL About polymer banknotes, and how they're in general circulation in at least 30 countries. They were first developed in Australia to replace paper banknotes with a more secure and more durable alternative.