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TIL that in addition to having the same social structure as bees, being resistant to cancer, and able to live up to 31 years, naked mole rats also have no pain sensation in their skin.

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91N7 TIL leaked emails from Sony revealed talks of taking serious action and potentially sueing Bill Murray for not participating in the new Ghostbusters film.
Me7bK TIL that arguably the person credited with saving the most lives in human history is WWI chemical weapons scientist, Fritz Haber. His work directly lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands during the war, while accidentally saving billions from starvation by developing a way to convert N2 to NH3.
y8xJ TIL Sacha Baron Cohen was nominated for an award in Kazakhstan for his role in Borat. According to the president , “He had raised the profile of the country to a level once thought impossible”.
aP4J TIL that during the space race the public was generally opposed to funding manned space exploration, and spaceflight was ranked near the top of federal programs the public would prefer cut.
PYBAL TIL Every year, an estimated 59,000 people die from rabies because once symptoms appear, there is little-to-no hope for the infected individual, as there are NO treatment options. This makes it one of the deadliest viruses.