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7rZ47 TIL that California produces 100% of the U.S almond supply and 80% of the global almond supply
7r9Vx TIL Oregon has exclusively voted by mail since 1998.
gV6A TIL catnip makes a better mosquito repellent than DEET
p8NGe TIL of the anthropic principle: the idea that any data we collect about the universe is filtered by the fact that, in order for it to be observable in the first place, it must be compatible with the conscious thinking life that observes it. We see, only because we are in a universe that can be seen.
PYaZV TIL scientists have successfully created a process to genetically modify pigs to produce human-transplantable organs. The method edits the genetics of pig DNA to prevent our bodies from rejecting their organs. It would end transplant lists overnight. Human trials are starting.