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TIL that in a 2004 study of basic science literacy, less than half of US adults knew that genes are located in cells.

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XEOrR TIL that the eating the liver of certain arctic animals such as polar bears or walruses would kill you due to its high concentration of vitamin A
R7VEj TIL A London skyscraper melted several cars and started fires due to the intensity of the sun’s reflection on its south side. It had to be fitted with a permanent sunshade to prevent more incidents.
lo18r TIL Afghanistan didn't have a national anthem from 1996 to 2001 since the Taliban considered music to be haram and banned it.
mxWWv TIL that Cats the musical uses carefully crafted yak hair wigs for costumes. In 2016, they cost $2300 each and it took 40 hours or more to make a single wig. The wigs can’t be re-used. Over its 18-year run, the first Broadway production used 3247 pounds of yak hair.
rNJ5W TIL Squidward is canonically an octopus and not a squid