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TIL: The robot cop in futurama is named URL (pronounced Earl)

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GY685 TIL about DNA marketplaces. The idea is that if you've had your genome sequenced, you'll be able to sell your own genomic data for research purposes.
XN4Q TIL that one of the Queen’s footmen was demoted after it was revealed that he purposely spiked her royal corgis’ food with alcohol, inviting other servants to watch them stagger about.
7rQbP TIL that after the Crusaders captured Jerusalem, they massacred the Jew and Muslim population, including women and children. The massacre was so large, that the Crusaders were supposedly wading in blood up to their ankles.
6EbYW TIL that Oviraptor, which is latin for egg taker, is a misnomer. The first discovered specimen was next to what were thought to be protoceratops eggs, so it was presumed to be an egg eater. It later turned out that those were Oviraptor eggs, meaning it was brooding them, not eating them.
aw7Y0 TIL Every door frame in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace had to be taken down and rebuilt when they proved to be too low for 6’4 tall Liam Neeson. It cost the set-crew an extra $150,000.