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TIL Robert E. Lee was opposed to the construction of Civil War monuments

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yPZe TIL that diamond oceans exist on Uranus and Neptune
mnOO TIL the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), much like the FBI, has its own list of most wanted fugitives.
R75a4 TIL Only Humans have the little flap in the back of your throat called a Uvula, meaning "little grape" in latin
Q1wk TIL the concept of the “rap battle” has existed since the 5th century, where poets would engage in “flyting,” a spoken word event where poets would insult one another in verse
0wM8R TIL male platypus venom contains a hormone that promotes insulin release, called GLP-1; it's found in humans but degrades quickly. Platypuses make a long-lasting form of it, paving the way to new diabetes treatment; the platypus GLP-1 can be made in the lab so no platypuses will be needed for it.