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TIL: The United States consumes 80% of the world’s opioids
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TIL there is a skin graft derived from donated human neonate foreskin which is used to treat diabetic wounds
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TIL The roof of some Tesla models appear orange and red when wet due to a protective UV/infrared layer in the glass to reduce heat. Water droplets cause light to bounce around and reflect some of the infrared light (normally not visible to us) in a form that is visible to our eyes
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TIL the Olympic Games were not the only games in Ancient Greece, there were three more and all together are known as the Panhellenic Games.
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TIL that in 2010, Campbell's "25% less sodium" tomato soup had the same amount of sodium as their "regular" tomato soup, with both containing 480 mg.
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TIL the term "patch", meaning a software update, originates from the days when computer code was written on physical cards with holes punched in them. If there was a change in the code, you would "patch" that section of the card with a piece of tape, covering it, and if necessary, changing it.