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TIL cats are polydactyl (extra toes) because of the Sonic Hedgehog Protein. Which is a protein named after the blue video game hedgehog.

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Xeer TIL that Philipe Val the editor of “Charlie Hebdo”, the french weekly that is running the caricature of Mohamed and has countless time provoked muslim, found a cartoon linking jew to money and power offensive and told its author to apologise. When he refused he was fired for being an “antisemite”.
rV5M TIL that all modern cranes have a Fail limit: If the machine dispenses too many prizes in a given time period, it stops accepting coins and is out of order
R5xQ9 TIL of an Italian named Fabrizio Quattrocchi who yelled "I'll show you how an Italian dies!" while trying to remove his hood before being executed by his Iraqi kidnappers.
E1yW7 TIL Jaws star Robert Shaw rewrote the film's now-famous USS Indianapolis speech. He edited & reordering it, then wrote it into the form it is today. Turning the monologue into something unforgettable.
wLbP TIL that Scarlett Johansson insisted on going topless for the movie “The Island,” but Michael Bay wouldn’t allow it.