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TIL that humanities ancestors used to be able to synthesize Vitamin C in their body, but lost the ability due to mutation, analog to other species.

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P1aZe TIL about “Umuganda,” a national holiday in Rwanda taking place on the last Saturday of every month for mandatory nationwide community work.
NnZP TIL guards at New Mexico State Penitentiary had a “snitch game”. They would label inmates as snitches, let them be abused, and wait for them to turn into informants to escape their tormentors.
XEQwX TIL: As human mammals we are phylogenetically classified as Deuterostomes, meaning that we evolved as embryos from our anus, outwards. The first step in Blastocyst evolution is Gastrulation; to create our own digestive system from anus to mouth.
1xXr TIL that in 1985 Phil Collins first performed at the Live Aid concert at Wembley (UK), 5 hours later he joined the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia (US) at the same local time as in London, thanks to the Concorde.
8aLDG TIL of Poundbury in Dorset. Due for completion in 2025, the new town is designed to the personal tastes of Prince Charles and includes a replica of Buckingham Palace.