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TIL that vitamin D3 comes from human skin
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Oo5ea
TIL plant sexuality was denounced by Christianity until the 19th century because the Bible says that plants were created on the 3rd day but "male and female" wasn't mentioned until animals and humans were created on the 6th day. "Deflowered" comes from thinking flowers were sexless things of beauty.
jr5E
TIL Delayed sleep phase disorder is often confused for insomnia. The person is able to sleep a full eight hours, just not when everyone else does.
xV0k1
TIL that Russian space crew of the ISS are called Cosmonauts. While the space crew of USA, Europe, Canada and Japan are called Astronauts.
N7ZP1
TIL the Union Army tried to invade Texas with 5000 men during the Civil War. The defending confederate side was only comprised of 50 Irishmen. The defenders killed or captured over 200 union soldiers, destroyed 2 gunboats and suffered no losses themselves and received Irish styled medals as a reward
gMMay
TIL that Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, beating out Star Wars by over $13 billion.