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

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nW44B TIL about Sci-Hub, a shadowy online library that bypasses paywalls to allow people to access over 50 million research papers for free, all in the interest of public knowledge.
1aMxV TIL the Kentucky Derby has been held uninterrupted since 1875 even through the Great Depression & both World Wars. Millions of people around the world bet on the race with a wagering total of $209 million in 2017.
LAar TIL that 1000000000000066600000000000001 is a prime number. It’s called Belphegor’s prime.
j6Pln TIL: Hundreds of thousands of US students disappeared from public schools during the pandemic and didn’t resume their studies elsewhere.
78V5O TIL of the British warship the HMS Shannon that captured the USS Chesapeake during The War of 1812. The Shannon’s unimpressive appearance which was on the expressed order of the captain Philip Broke, fooled the enemy into vastly underestimating her highly well trained crew.