› added 9 months ago

56

TIL Over 60 percent of tooth decay involves genetic factors.

Read more ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

via reddit.com

4dno TIL that Christians only started believing in literal 6-day Creationism during the last 100 years.
6EQ07 TIL that like homo sapiens, tasmanian devils are the last surviving species of their genus.
rNyDW TIL that nearly two-thirds of all meteorites discovered on Earth are found in Antarctica.
Bg1PK TIL 5 billion bushels (125 billion kg) of corn is used annually for fuel alcohol in the USA.
xg91 TIL Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus has retired all but 11 elephants and will retire those 11 after a final show May 1st, 2016. The elephants will go to a Florida conservation where they help with cancer research, as they possess a special “P53 gene” which fights cancer.