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TIL that hay and straw are different things

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xVQ6w TIL Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, was just 19 when he inherited the title of president-for-life from his father. He was forced from power but was allowed to live in the obscurity of a Port-au-Prince suburb, freely roaming the capital as he pleased until his death
NJ0b TIL that beer hops contain a naturally-occurring acid that can kill varroa mites, a parasite killing off honey bee colonies.
rNJWx TIL: That the US Airforce has looked into research on: "How to use social media to control people like drones"
bNN4 TIL that Elizabeth Taylor had a genetic mutation of the FOXC2 gene, which gave her an extra row of eyelashes.
jddM TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson danced Ballet, Jazz, Afro-Carribean, and Latin Ballroom style while attending Harvard. He also won a gold medal in Latin Ballroom style with the University of Texas dance team