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TIL of holoprosencephaly - a disorder in which forebrain of the embryo fails to develop into two hemispheres, caused by mutations in the gene encoding the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) protein

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MWa7 TIL the stars in the Brazilian flag represents the stars in the sky at the day and hour of its independence
X0EED TIL a Royal Navy pilot landed his fighter jet on top of some shipping containers on a Spanish ship.. which continued undeterred to its destination, then took £570,000 for "salvaging" the aircraft.
QN4E TIL Kardashians get 40 times more news coverage than climate change
D1Dwp TIL That the drummer from ABBA took part in several F1 grand prix races in the 1980s and scored the first points for the ATS team.
GQ1 TIL North Korea has slave camps in Siberia, where slaves still believe they are in North Korea