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TIL the average human body has 30 trillion human cells... .. and 38 trillion bacteria cells as well.

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M7O9A TIL that the United States observes National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 because on that date in 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam.
61Ll TIL in order to game Texas’ “Top 10% Rule”, students have been known to transfer to less competitive high schools for easier chances of automatic admission
e0XR5 TIL a 37 meter cat image was found etched on a hillside in Nazca, Peru. The feline geoglyph adds to 100s of Nazca geoglyphs made by removing surface rocks/earth to reveal contrasting earth. Discovered and restored just months ago, archaeologists say the big cat was first made between 200BC - 100 BC.
W7geN TIL: The first (domestic) bread-making appliance was invented & released in Japan in 1986 by Matsushita
dD4G8 TIL for the ancient Maya, turkeys were considered gifted with exceptional powers and harmful to humans from the nocturnal and dream space. They are portrayed as godlike figures in Maya religious imagery, and at least one Maya ruler included the word for turkey in his royal nickname.