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TIL that salmon is actually a whitefish; its red color comes from a chemical absorbed from plankton

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pYRKO TIL that a component of the immune system is defensins ('defense' + '-in', which is the suffix for anything protein related). They are proteins with antimicrobial properties and can kill microbes directly, which can be an alternative for antibiotics.
nWxAd TIL After eating the "miracle fruit," very sour foods will taste sweet for 15 to 30 minutes. "Miracle fruit" or Synsepalum dulcificum releases a sweetening potency that alters the taste buds. For about 15 to 30 minutes, everything sour is sweet. Lemons lose their zing and taste like candy.
16Mkd TIL that sloths can take up to a month to digest a single meal due to their incredibly slow metabolism.
PY0xe TIL: Hitler has commited another genocide besides the Jewish Holocaust. Histestimate that between 220,000 and 500,000 Romani were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators.
5Qap TIL a kid killed his molester, stabbing him 55 times. Kid was sentenced to 5 years probation.