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TIL that among the first people to have their genome sequenced were two white American scientists and one Korean. Surprisingly, the two whites were found to be closer genetically to the Korean than to each other.

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6ApZ TIL that Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world’s smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant
aERo TIL in 2008 the makers of square-shaped Shreddies breakfast cereal ran an ad campaign promoting their ‘new’ diamond-shaped version. Sales increased by 18%.
Z9ka TIL After PIRA member Bobby Sands died on hunger strike, the Iranian government renamed the street the UK embassy was located on from Winston Churchill Boulevard to Bobby Sands Street. The embassy moved their entrance just so they wouldn’t have to use Bobby Sands Street on the letterhead.
0wjaj TIL (Memorial day) 61% of U.S troops killed in Vietnam were younger than 21 years old. Many had been drafted
Ew8d TIL If a person is a customer at a gas station in California, they are obligated to give you free air and water upon request. One should not be paying the $1.50 charge.