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TIL There are 10 ^31 bacteria phages on the planet. A number that translates into a trillion phages for every grain of sand in the world.

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ABBB TIL that in every state but California being hit on by a gay man is still a valid defense to a murder charge.
nWm09 TIL fish can recognize themselves in mirror reflections and photos
4Q5b TIL that Canada caught and removed more spies from the U.S than from any other country in the last ten years.
DyLg TIL that comic book characters come back to life after dying so often that they are aware of the likely resurrections. Professor X said “in mutant heaven there are no pearly gates, but instead revolving doors.” After one X-Man died, his daughter refused to mourn him because he’d be alive again.
Ea97 TIL that the largest natural bridge on Earth was virtually unknown to the rest of the world, until it was observed on Google Earth.