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TIL that last year astronauts in the International Space Station found plankton OUTSIDE one of its windows. They have no explanation for it.

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dDmaZ TIL there have been more than 300 flavors of Kit Kat chocolate bars produced in Japan since the year 2000
n9Wr TIL: Jackie Chan did NOT voice Jackie Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures. Jackie Chan only appeared on Jackie Chan Adventures as the live-action Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan Adventures Jackie Chan was voice by Jackie Chan Impersonator… James Sie
BgVeK TIL that it would cost you about $1350 to buy every Sims 4 DLC
Br5ne TIL Alberta has no rats due to serious rat control policies, including a $5000 fine for having a rat. In 2004 someone released 38 rats in Calgary but by the time the rat control officers arrived the local residents had already formed an armed posse and hunted them down with brooms, 2x4s, and shovels
XEQ1D TIL that all large land animals belong to two lineages: synapsids and sauropsids. Mammals are the last surviving synapsids; but our ancient synapsid forbears dominated the world in the Permian period before the age of the (sauropsid) dinosaur usurpers.