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TIL cuboid bone fractures are rare and are sometimes called "nutcracker fractures"

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P5xg TIL Santa’s reindeer, Donner and Blitzen (German for thunder and lightning) were originally Dunder and Blixem (Dutch for the same)
VAZk TIL that the Battle of Salamis is believed to be one of the most significant battles in human history. Some historians believe that a Persian victory would have hamstrung the development of Ancient Greece, and by extension western civilization.
7rvrx TIL one year of fossil-fueled space rocket launches creates as much black carbon as the global aviation industry in the same period.
LVYP TIL 400,000 ex-rental cars are sold in the UK every year. Many are tagged as vehicles with “one previous owner”.
R5bOl TIL that human beings share around 20 percent of their genes with a banana. These genes' functions are most likely basic housekeeping proteins involved in metabolic processes that are necessary for most, if not all, eukaryotic life (who have cells with a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles).