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TIL Earth is the densest planet in the solar system.

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e0gAL TIL Humans evolved to have white skin only 8000 years ago. Our species has been around for about 300,000 years.
5VveB TIL of the “Squeeze”, which was a type of accident in the early days of diving where a catastrophic loss of pressure could occur in the diving suit. The immense pressure would suck the meat and organs up into the heavy copper helmet, leaving the bones and scraps of flesh in the diving suit.
DYke TIL that tofu is just “cheese” made from soy milk (whereas regular cheese is made from animal milk)
nWNQ9 TIL SDH subtitles means Subtitles for Deaf and Hard of hearing, which is why those subtitles feature ambient noises such as grunts, sighs, PA announcement etc and speaker identification while watching content.
W7MK8 TIL the glass octopus is a nearly transparent species of octopus that lives in depths of around 3000 feet. Little is known about this elusive octopus, as it is one of the least studied cephalopods.