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TIL the Central High School of Philadelphia is the only high school in America that can grant Bachelor's degrees to its students.

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kOE54 TIL scientists observed the transition of unicellular yeast to multicellularity by repeatedly separating cells by gravity and collecting the cells settled at the bottom of the tubes. The cells eventually formed clusters and subsequent genetic mutations favored the clusters over the individual cells.