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TIL it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow a single almond.

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YpKWr TIL about DRACO, a broad-spectrum antiviral that induces cell death in infected cells while leaving healthy ones intact, potentially curing everything from HIV to the common cold. Unfortunately, its inventor has thus far been unable to obtain funding to move forward into clinical trials.
ZAaa TIL that as the average girth of women has increased, fashion firms have stretched the size of their garments, partly in the belief that women feel better (and so are more likely to buy) if they can squeeze into the same size dress as in their more slender youth.
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oRyPo TIL that an eye has 2 million moving parts along with millions of rods and cones cells.
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