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TIL that the North Star (Polaris) is younger than trees

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dX5B TIL that Nigeria has overtaken Ireland in Guinness sales and is the number 2 consumer of Guinness world wide
YpKWr TIL about DRACO, a broad-spectrum antiviral that induces cell death in infected cells while leaving healthy ones intact, potentially curing everything from HIV to the common cold. Unfortunately, its inventor has thus far been unable to obtain funding to move forward into clinical trials.
XZrQ TIL that in 1939 Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle”
VBwkG TIL: Shakespeare and Dickens both used the phrase “Dead as a Doornail” in their work. Nails were handmade, super-valuable and often re-used. Doornails were “dead” because they were bent over like staples, making them unable to be used again.
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