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TIL there are more possible QR code combinations than there are atoms in the universe.

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VBVLp TIL that a polar bear liver has enough vitamin A to kill 52 adults! Ito cells are cells in the liver that store Vitamin A (Lipid soluble). High Vitamin A production in marine algae at the bottom of the food chain results in polar bear livers with enough Vitamin A to last a human 143 years!
8eNja TIL Many spices contain significant levels of heavy metals like lead and arsenic, with no clear indicator of safety by brand name, country of origin, or organic status
0wDyR TIL that Abraham Lincoln's religious views are highly ambiguous and a matter of debate. He never joined any Church, and was a skeptic as a young man and sometimes ridiculed revivalists. Many friends and family of Lincoln rejected that he was a believing Christian.
OoYjY TIL after legendary banker J.P. Morgan died in 1913 with a net worth of "only" $80M, John D. Rockefeller said "and to think, he wasn't even a rich man".
M06K TIL the plot of the manga/anime “Akira” (published 1982-1990) revolves around the 2020 Tokyo Olympics