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TIL an egg yolk is a single cell

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eXKb TIL that Porphyria, a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth and peculiar behaviour, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend – especially as symptoms are worsened by garlic.
BgrAx Today I learned that in 1916, Cajuns were prevented from speaking the French language in schools, and that in 1921, the Louisiana constitution only authorized the use of English. Because of the loss of the French language, Cajun Boomers are sometimes called the "lost generation"
w4K6 TIL: Sigurd ‘The Mighty’ recieved a great case of karma. Sigurd challenged Máel Brigte 'The Tusk’, to a 40-man-a-side battle. Treacherously, Sigurd brought 80 men, and The Tusk was beheaded. Sigurd tied the head to his horse but The Tusks buckteeth scratched Sigurd’s leg and he died from infection.
VMrPp TIL that the Emperor Fountain at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, was named in honour of a potential visit by Czar Nicholas, was designed to be higher than the one at the Czar's palace at Peterhof, and reportedly reached a height of 300ft through a gravity fed design.
NjeN TIL squirrels do not use sense of smell to find the hundreds of locations where they stored nuts for winters, instead they rely on spatial memory to remember location of each nut. A feat possible because of significantly larger hippocampus in rodent species.