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TIL that sunflowers follow the fibonacci sequence

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69paW TIL Grave robbers exhumed Benny Hill's coffin trying to find gold and jewelry
rR9nW TIL That the surface of Enceladus, the sixth major moon of Saturn, reflects 90% of the light that hits it, essentially making it a giant mirror
VBpo4 TIL that a moment was actually a medieval unit of time lasting about 90 seconds
rNnky TIL that during and after the Manhattan Project, the US government would inject unknowing subjects with radioactive materials to see how they reacted. Out of a likely 30 subjects, only 1 signed a consent form, which DID NOT fully explain the procedure and risks
y4pM TIL Phantom of the Opera is the top-grossing piece of entertainment of all time. It has earned $5.6 billion during it’s 10,000+ performance run.