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TIL That DNA Does Not Directly Code for Anatomy. The idea that biological forms are stored in DNA is an oversimplification challenged by developmental biology research showing the relationship between genotype and phenotype is far more complex, involving dynamic processes far beyond pure genetics.

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xyl5 TIL George R.R. Martin writes all his novels in DOS using the ancient word processing program WordStar
W7Gy9 TIL the world’s longest light rail line is in Los Angeles, whose A/Blue Line runs 48.5 miles (78.1 km) from Long Beach, through downtown, and ends in Azusa. A full-length trip takes just shy of 2 hours.
kdkB TIL- Green Beanery, an organic coffee shop in Toronto, says all their proficts go to their owner –Energy Probe Research Foundation–which they call a “federally registered environmental charity”. In reality, it is a lobbyist group for fossil fuel companies, owned by Lawrence Solomon
8494 TIL Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, founding guitarist of Steely Dan and longtime member of the Doobie Brothers, researched aviation systems as a hobby in the 1980s. Today, he is a defense consultant that chairs a congressional advisory board on missile defense.
NLr6 TIL The Fairly Oddparents was originally supposed to end in 2006 alongside Jimmy Neutron in the “Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour 3” crossover, but it was so poorly received that the creator decided to renew more episodes in order for it to end in a better way, so far however, the series has still not ended.