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TIL that chameleon bones glow in the dark, under ultra-violet light, even through skin

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p8naZ TIL at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium Joe Dimaggio punched Billy Crystal in the stomach after Crystal neglected to introduce Dimaggio by his preferred title of 'Greatest living player'
RG6w TIL that the longest wall in history is not the Chinese one, but the wall in Benin and was over 9,900 miles (16,000 km).
GxAJ TIL Australia hasn’t had a recession in almost 25 years.
Eg8vd TIL that understanding DNA methylation patterns unlocks secrets about how mammals age. These changes are like a fingerprint, revealing links between epigenetics and life spans, shedding light on the mysteries of aging and biological processes.
lo7VB TIL Iceland has one of the largest gun ownership rates in the world, and yet has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.