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TIL The Sonic Hedgehog protein, a signaling molecule in the human body that regulates embryonic development.

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NXMWJ TIL that the TIE fighter sounds on Star Wars were created from elephants.
gMgyX TIL that Louis Vuitton burns surplus bags and products at the end of each year. This maintains exclusivity of the brand and ensures that their products are never sold at a discounted rate.
OGopg TIL to collect taxes, Christian IV of Denmark asked captains of ships crossing the Øresund to estimate the value of their cargo, which was applied as the tax base without further audit. But the king also claimed the right to buy the entire cargo at exactly that price.
1jKV TIL Gangsta’s Paradise is one of the few Coolio songs to not feature profanity because it was the only way Stevie Wonder would authorise the sampling of his song ‘Pastime Paradise’
4kb5 TIL the first country that will be entirely lost to rising sea levels (Kiribati) is already planning the complete, permanent evacuation of its population