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TIL that the difference between a knife and a dagger is that a dagger has a double edged blade while other knives only have the one

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xVBl7 TIL that while there are many theories for the origin of life, most of them fall into 1 of 4 kinds: 1) Supernatural event, 2) Life arises all the time, 3) Life has no "beginning," 4) Improbable chemical event.
P1O4g TIL of a compliance car, an alternative fuel vehicle made solely for meeting environmental regulations. Typically they are only sold in certain jurisdictions and produced in low quantities. Examples include the GM EV1 and the Fiat 500e
Ymnd TIL that Scientology is the fastest shrinking cult in the history of recorded cults
wLBW TIL that the Germans lost almost as many men unsuccessfully trying to capture an apartment building in Stalingrad as they did taking France in WWII
KYO4w TIL it is possible to have multiple pupils or even multiple irises in one eye. The condition is called Polycoria.