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TIL that Chief Seattle was kicked out of the city named after him because he was Native American

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Wk7g9 TIL contrary to his portrayal in Goldeneye 64, in the novel of Goldfinger, Oddjob was 6'6 (~2 metres) tall.
epR64 TIL Why daily serials/T.V. shows are called daily soaps. My teacher told about this in class. A company named P&G which manufactures soaps started the practice to push soap adverts between daily serials broadcasted on t.v. mainly targeted to READCOMMENT
dDaPr TIL that a 20th-cent scientist called Margarita Salas discovered the order in which messenger RNA is read, as well the existence of S Φ29 phage DNA polymerase. Through her work, she created a way to replicate trace amounts of DNA into quantities large enough for full genomic testing
WkZV8 TIL that humans are born with over 300 bones which fuse together to make roughly 206 bones once you reach adulthood
9Jgr TIL Drugmakers and Internet companies link U.S. pharmacy records with online accounts to target ads to people based on their health conditions and the prescription drugs they buy.