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TIL that humans and bananas share about 50% of the same DNA.

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16J64 TIL that when creating Finding Nemo, Pixar decided to show off the ocean they had created by pitting it against live-action footage of a real ocean. It was so realistic that nobody could tell the difference, so they made the ocean a more cartoonish blue to blend in with the animated fish.
Lwnr TIL Kit Harington didn’t know his name was actually Christopher until the age of 11. Having gone by Kit since he was born.
Oonr6 TIL a number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3. We know the number 627, for instance, is divisible by 3 because 6+2+7=15, which is divisible by 3.
VBlyG TIL that Target uses color psychology- specifically the color red to attract consumers due to the color red being associated with energy, excitement, passion, speed, and impulse.
Wg9 TIL: That atheists buried in the Arlington National Cemetery get an atom on their headstone instead of a cross.