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TIL that at 8-10 generations back, you have some ancestors with whom you share no DNA.

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ANr8B Today I learned artic researcher have freezers to keep their icecream warm.
E1gnX TIL William Kamkwamba, after being forced to quit school at 14 due to poverty, taught himself to build windmills out of trash, using books from a local library, transformed his village with electricity and became an international celebrity. Receiving a scholarship to Dartmouth and graduating in 2014
9wZPX TIL that a researcher called Celia Sanchez-Ramos invented a biometric system that authenticates identity through the cornea instead of through the retina, which can allow for an identity match in under a second
OJ17 TIL that the ignition on all Porsches is located on the left side of the wheel. This is because back when Porsche was primarily a racing team, the drive could save a fraction of a second by starting the car with his left hand, while simultaneously switching the car into gear with his right hand.
krKg TIL An 18-year-old man tried to eat his underwear in the hope that the cotton fabric would absorb alcohol before he took a breathalyzer test.