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TIL Beaver teeth are coated with iron, hence the reason that they are orange.

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4kWQX TIL: He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, misled doctors into implanting gene-edited embryos, claiming to make them HIV-resistant. In 2019, he was fined and sentenced to 3 years in jail for conducting "illegal medical practices" and violating Chinese regulations.
AD1Ko TIL that oral sex was de jure illegal in parts of the United States until 2003.
YpX5r TIL: Of the NFL players given the Wonderlic Test (a test given before entering the NFL Draft to measure intelligence) at least 19 in the last 37 years have scored below 10, meaning they are illiterate. 10 of those 19 graduated from a major university.
Vk7k TIL that the Netherlands are in the process of building “Smart Highways” which will have glow in the dark lane markings, symbols that illuminate the road when adverse conditions appear and an electric priority lane which will charge electric cars as they drive - set to be ready for service mid 2013.
BrVQy TIL that Mel Brooks financed and produced the movie The Elephant Man, but didn't take any credit because he didn't want audiences mistaking it for a comedy.