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TIL that the often quoted 10:1 ratio of bacterial cells to human cells is actually closer to around 1:1

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Z8KbY TIL of compass plants which tend to align their leaf blades on a North-South axis. This is the optimal alignment for minimal sunlight exposure.
a8EoJ TIL that in the UK, up until 1950, several universities were represented in the House of Commons. They were each allowed to elect 1 or 2 MPs from their own university.
YplZr TIL about the Seiryu Miharashi station in Japan, a train station with no entrances or exits, no roads or paths to connect it, all it serves is a platform for the train passengers to step out and admire the valley
BPQx TIL that the burning of the U.S. flag is a form of symbolic speech and is protected under the 1st Amendment
w7YP TIL that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allows the President to “suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens” who “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States”