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TIL that the average human body carries about 30 trillion human cells—but also around 38 trillion microbial cells, meaning we are technically more bacteria than human.

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j6QLv TIL that 749 Allied soldiers died during a D-Day rehearsal in April 1944 due to a combination of German E-boats fire and friendly fire.
dy4E TIL the entire petrol and diesel requirement for America could be provided by 3.8 million hectares of algael blooms producing biofuel. To put this into perspective America already has 182 million hectares of land for crop production.
R51xQ TIL the famous FNAF jumpscare noise originated from an 80s horror movie called Inseminoid
wor1o TIL It’s nearly impossible to open an emergency door mid-flight on a plane due to the ~24,000 pounds of force needed to do so.
DQDdP TIL the Hooded Pitohui is one of the few known poisonous birds in the world. Native to New Guinea, this bird's feathers and skin contain a neurotoxin called homobatrachotoxin the same kind of toxins found in certain poison dart frogs.