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TIL the first ever .com Domain Name was registered 28 years ago today -> ‘Symbolics.com’

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logQG TIL there is a fungus named Clathrus archeri ????. It reproduces through an egg which erupts into octopus like tentacles which are pinkish red and smells if putrid flesh.
Z4kD TIL of James Fallon, a neuroscientist who studies serial killers, discovered a gene making someone pre-disposed to being a serial killer, then discovered that his brain is mapped very similarly to serial killers, he has the gene, and is descended from a long line of serial killers
w7YY TIL of Verona Rupes, a cliff face located on Miranda, one of the moons of Uranus. At 33,000 feet, over six miles tall, it is the highest point known to man. Falling from the top would take a full 12 minutes.
16byD TIL in 2008 a 20-year-old Belgium student died after reheating and eating leftover spaghetti that had been left out on the kitchen counter for five days. A bacteria called bacillus cereus was found to be the cause, which is an extreme type of food poisoning called “Fried Rice Syndrome”.
9mMD TIL that a bite from the Lone Star tick can cause people to develop an allergy to red meat, including beef and pork. This specific allergy is related to the transfer of a carbohydrate called alpha-gal.