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TIL The Westboro Baptist Church is funded by the US government paying legal fees to them.

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6ErNJ TIL of Stoneman's disease, an extremely rare genetic condition where the body replaces damaged tissue with bone.
JpyB TIL that 7Up used to contain the mood stabilizer lithium citrate, that was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, and was marketed as a cure for hangovers
4wWR TIL that Tim Schafer is officially listed in the credits of two “Star Wars” games under the position “"Never actively tried to sabotage the project”
D1eEr TIL of Vivianite—a bright blue mineral that forms on skeletal remains when a person is buried in a waterlogged area containing a lot of iron and little oxygen. The phosphate leaking from their remains mixes with these elements to form crystal formations, which help preserve the remains over time.
negKB TIL The notion that we are all 99.9% the same came from looking for differences in our DNA letter by letter. The new studies show people not only have differences within their genes, but also in the number of their genes. We are definitely not as alike as we once believed.