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E1yaw TIL that during the chrysalis faze of metamorphosis, a caterpillar digests itself by releasing enzymes that break down all of its tissues. Specialized groups of cells survive the process and use the protein-rich soup to build the adult body parts of the butterfly.
78bMb TIL of streaking, a mechanical technique used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism
5Vg6n TIL the board game "Settlers of Catan" was created by a dental technician, Klaus Teuber. It was so popular he retired to become a game designer. He went on to win Germany's Game of the Year 4 times.
R7QE4 TIL that four high-school students in the ‘70s are the reason we no longer have pay toilets in America. They created an organization called CEPTIA, and were able to successfully lobby against the issue. 8 years later, pay toilets were all but nonexistent throughout the US.
KOwQ TIL the state of Missouri renamed a section of highway for a Jewish Rabbi after a neo-Nazi group won a court case to adopt that section of road.