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TIL there is something called Genetic memory, an example are butterflies who remember their migration route even though it takes three generations to complete

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gMlX7 TIL until 1996, NYPD cars were painted blue. They phased out the blue cars in favor of factory white, resulting in a $1 million savings. Light blue shirts were replaced with dark blue to "hide coffee and donut stains"
YgM7 TIL all prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells
69yyZ TIL the Seattle Seahawks have the fewest yards from a team in an NFL game, with -7 yards against the Rams on November 4, 1979.
D18Bv Today I learned they make diapers for ducks and other birds
AKxB TIL in the Harry Potter series, Tom Riddle has a different name depending on which language the book is in, in order to preserve the anagram in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.