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TIL that humans are more genetically similar to cats (90% in common) than dogs (82%).

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x7Q0 TIL That a few days after the Oklahoma City Bombings, a severed left leg was found in the rubble. DNA evidence showed that it from a victim, Lakesha Levy. When they went to return her leg, it was found that she was already buried with one. It is unknown who the buried leg belongs to.
MeoOK TIL "The World Is Not Enough" is prototype steam-powered spacecraft capable of creating its own fuel, which means it will be able to hop between asteroids and explore our solar system indefinitely.
epEY5 TIL that Hawai'is state motto was spoken from a King
kJV8g TIL that spending 76 minutes a day outside reduces a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted by 50%.
78pKL TIL that actor Federico Castelluccio, who played Furio on The Sopranos, is also an art expert who discovered a misidentified Renaissance painting worth perhaps $10 million more than the $140,000 he paid for it.