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TIL having to drink 8 cups of water a day is a lie

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R7N99 TIL Andromeda is 6x bigger in the sky than the moon, and it's just too dim to see with the naked eye
7rZZ TIL that the crystal structure of an AIDS virus had been discovered in ten days using an online video game called Foldit. This is something that had stumped scientists for over 15 years.
rRwod TIL about Percy Julian an African American Scientist who pioneered the drug industry. After he developed the chemical synthesis of hormones like progesterone and testosterone, he became the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
eKkL TIL Sears used to sell entire houses in a ‘Do It Yourselves’ kit!
l78or TIL There was so much shit in the streets of 14th century Paris that multiple roads had names which originated from the french word for shit, "merde": rue Merdeux, rue Merdelet, rue Merdusson, rue des Merdons, and rue Merdiere. There was also a rue de Pipi, or "Urine Street".