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kJw85 TIL there are 16 times more people buried in the Earth than walking on it. Yikes
78AAX TIL that the plant and color “fuschia” is actually spelled “fuchsia,” (pronounced fook-see-ya, not fyoo-shah) and named after a German botanist named Leonhart Fuchs.
rN0Pe TIL: A study from the UK, from that surfers are 3x more likely to have a unique antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to how much fecal matter they unknowingly ingest from UK seawater. They study did this through butt swabs from participants. It also highlights how dirty UK seawater is.
6911m TIL that binge watchers are 98% more likely to suffer from poor sleep quality compared to those who did not identify as a binge viewer
MmeK TIL Nikola Tesla’s statue in Silicon Valley provides a free wi-fi signal to nearby people.