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TIL potatoes have 48 chromosomes, instead of 46.
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TIL the “extra” fish in Spongebob all have names and the fish who yells “My leg!” is named Fred.
6E8e8
TIL about the Third Wave experiment. Kids were instructed in posture, began each remark with Mr. and saluted. In 3 days the movement had grown to 200 students. Students showed increased academic skill and motivation. After 5 days students were informed it was an experiment on how NAZIsm spread.
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TIL: An affair between two Brazilian politicians was revealed when they danced together to "Bésame Mucho". Later, one of them was to be introduced with a military march, but the director of the presidential band had them play "Bésame Mucho" instead. He got 3 days of house arrest for insubordination.
nWogr
TIL In 2021, a US drone strike mistakenly targeted a man delivering water for a California-based nonprofit
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TIL that by the original definition, highly developed countries such as Switzerland and Sweden were seen as “Third World countries”