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TIL modern DNA testing exists due to Yellowstone park, as DNA polymerase chain reaction is made possible by a chemical isolated from Yellowstone Park bacteria

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neRad TIL Some people can smell ants and ant colonies and say they have a unique smell
oQb8 TIL that America’s First Shopping Mall is Now Stuffed With Micro Homes: Inspired by ship construction, each of the 38 rental units—which measure from 225 to 300 square feet—includes a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and built-in storage.
ANZpw TIL actor Clark Gable flew combat missions with the US Army during WWII. During one mission, a shell ripped through the heel of his shoe and missed his head by 30 cm. A year later, his discharge papers were signed by then-Captain Ronald Reagan.
aw7XM TIL Instead of a jail sentence, a Texas man agreed to be sentenced to sleep in an outdoors doghouse for 30 consecutive nights, as a punishment for abusing his son.
D1YGj TIL that when an informer told the Roman emperor Julian that a man possessed a purple robe (which was treason and punishable by death, purple being the royal color), Julian dealt with the offender by sending him a pair of purple slippers to complete the outfit.