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TIL that Jamaica is the most homophobic place on earth

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X0EwR TIL before bacteria were genetically modified to make insulin, more than 1800 kgs of pig's parts were required to make just to make 0.23 kgs of insulin for human use
D1BZe TIL that André the Giant grew so fast that his own parents didn't recognize him. He left home at 14 and returned at 19, having already become a professional wrestler. As he explained his career choice, they realized they had seen him wrestle on TV under his alias, without knowing it was their son.
JRGk TIL that when Super Famicom (SNES) first launched in Japan, Nintendo had to ship the consoles in the middle of the night so the Yakuza didn’t hijack them
DKRe TIL that ADHD affects men and women differently. While boys tend to be hyperactive and impulsive girls are more disorganized, scattered, and introverted. Also symptoms often emerge after puberty for girls while they usually settle down by puberty for boys.
wL8Zo TIL: The founder of the Smithsonian never visited the United States. But in 1901, when his grave in Italy was to be relocated to make room for a quarry, Alexander Graham Bell, a Smithsonian regent, proposed moving his remains to the Smithsonian. So the museum ended up collecting its founders remains