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TIL that C3PO and R2D2 aren't just Star Wars characters—they're different types of proteins involved in RNAi!

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0wdrM At least 400 science articles cite nonexistent ‘phantom’ study.
Y7pEB TIL Heinz speed test their Tomato Ketchup. Any that pour faster than 0.28mph are rejected
E1Q80 TIL the Black Footed Cat of South Africa is the smallest cat in the world weighing in at around 4lbs, yet is the deadliest cat on earth. This tiny, and by some accounts adorable kitty is capable of traveling 20 miles in a night and has a take down/kill accuracy of around 60%.
enVL TIL Woodrow Wilson is the only US President with a PhD.
ADdKl TIL Häagen Dazs’s name doesn’t mean anything - its founder wanted a Danish sounding brand name, as Denmark was known for its dairy products, despite the fact that such a word does not and cannot exist within Danish’s spelling system.