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TIL Koala fingerprints are nearly identical to human fingerprints and could even confuse crime scene experts when left at a crime scene.

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QJm8k TIL that the famous Nokia ringtone was taken from Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea's Gran Vals
Wk1JY TIL that the King of Jordan, Abdullah bin al-Hussein (then prince), made a cameo in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager in 1996
yQ10v TIL NASA images the dark side of the moon only twice a year as the moon passes between Earth and the DSCOVR space craft.
6EkX7 TIL fossilization is so rare that scientists estimate less one-tenth of 1% of all the animal species that have ever lived have become fossils.
e9PL TIL Glass has been recycled for almost 3,000 years. It never wears out as a raw material. Just one recycled clear glass bottle saves enough energy from the manufacturing process to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.