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TIL that all the American flags placed on the moon are now white due to radiation from the sun.

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P11PV TIL scientists once swapped DNA cells between a human zygote and a mouse zygote to see what would happen. While the mouse zygote was able to reprogram and become a mouse, the human zygote "soon died" in every attempt, with no clear view on what would form.
5YapP TIL that there is no evidence that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. In fact, the fiddle wasn't even created until the 11th century, and if he played anything, it was probably the cithara, but there is no evidence that he played that during the great fire either.
0wRNM TIL There is a family in Kentucky that has Blue blood and Blue skin
e08OD TIL people who read books have a 20% less mortality rate, and live longer lives than those who do not read books.
KYJGQ TIL that during WWII, women were hired as human computers working in clusters, and the term "kilogirl" was sometimes used to refer to 1,000 hours of female calculation.