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TIL that baker's yeast, used in making bread, is a single-cell microorganism found on and around the human body

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WGjA TIL of the legend that Athens’ first female physician dressed as a man to help women during childbirth. Male physicians accused her of seducing the women, leading to her appearing in court, where she revealed herself as a female and Athenian law was changed to allow female physicians.
6xEJ TIL the Staten Island Ferry, on a typical workday, makes 118 trips with 5 boats, carrying approximately 70,000 passengers on the 5-mile route between Staten Island and Manhattan, with a 96% on-time performance….for free.
8K0G TIL that Mozart heard a starling at market whistling an unpublished tune he was working on – he bought the starling to preserve secrecy, recorded the melody it sang in his notebook, and gave it an elaborate funeral when it died three years later.
D1gKD TIL the guy who ate a whole Cessna airplane was awarded a bronze plaque by the Guinness Book of World Records. He was so honoured that he ate the plaque.
b98XE TIL: Not much is known about him, but scholars know that William Shakespeare had a son who died at the age of 11. His name was "Hamnet."