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TIL that some Paramecium contain kappa particles. These are actually symbiotic bacteria that produce a toxin that kills Paramecium that lack kappa particles.

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VMyw0 TIL scientists have discovered an exoplanet that resides within its star's habitable zone, has a temperate climate and contains water at its surface. However, even with spacecrafts much faster than our current ones, it would take a crew of 98 members 6,300 years to reach the Earth-like exoplanet.
mxbdR TIL that 30% of those with ADHD do not finish high school (10% for non-AHDH), 40% get pregnant as teens (4%), 60% are accident prone (10%), 50% get into a serious car crash (17%), and 54% get fired from a least one job (31%) respectively.
VMPmk TIL In WW II, German submarines used the lights from US coastal cities to see US shipments. Coastal cities refused to limit lighting as was done in Europe due to tourism, and as a result much shipping was destroyed.
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KYBgE TIL 30,000 years ago, Stone Age artists created the earliest form of animation. One example is an illustration of an eight legged Bison. Assisted by flickering torch light, this painting would appear to run.