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TIL the photons harnessed for solar energy are the same ones responsible for skin cancer.

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Oo0J7 TIL The Wiggles, at the peak of their popularity in the late 90s, travelled in two planes so that in the unfortunate event of a crash, half of the group would survive to continue touring.
XK1k TIL that several European countries dealt with their rabies problem by air-dropping vaccinated chicken heads for wild foxes to eat.
Z8KGD TIL that Bill Gates released a swarm of (not infectious) mosquitoes at a TED Talk to demonstrate that even if malaria doesn’t infect people directly, they should still care
neavo TIL Narwhals use their tusk to beat fish over the head like a pimp cane
X0pb8 TIL most birds in our world are monogamous