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TIL that DNA has a 521-year half-life

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YexB TIL four out of every five animals on Earth is a nematode
KWZ9 TIL the term “Chronic” (in relation to Marijuana) originates from Snoop Dogg mistaking the term “hydroponic” for “hydrochronic” when he was first introduced to indoor-grown marijuana in the early 90’s
VMVP0 TIL: Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish, Hinge and several other dating apps are all owned by the same parent company.
aw69 TIL that the Norse gods have a pig of unlimited bacon
rN6lx TIL during Apollo 11 NASA suspected that the pressure from the exhaust of the LM engine being reflected by the lunar surface might make it explode, and Neil Armstrong was meant to shut it down as soon as the contact light went off, but he forgot.