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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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OGAGY TIL 5 to 10 percent of people worldwide will develop an ulcer.
1a6Mr TIL Anderson Cooper once saved a Haitian boy from looters after the 2010 earthquake
b9mm0 Today I learned, after airspace was closed after the attacks of 9/11, 38 planes were diverted to a large dormant airport in Newfoundland Canada and the residents of Gander in Newfoundland welcomed in nearly 7,000 people into their homes and schools to stay while they where stranded for 6 days.
9YBbM TIL during WWII one soldier by himself, used an MG to repel a German infantry attack and killed over 100 German soldiers.
BryMW TIL that the colour Magenta, does not exist on the visible spectrum. Our brain apparently constructs the colour Magents to bridge the gap between red and violet.