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TIL that earthworms have "completely scrambled" genomes, and belong to the taxonomic class Clitellata.

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yVvoM TIL that author Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin) and Mark Twain (Huckleberry Finn) were next door neighbors.
M8yA TIL that in 10th century Burma, King Theinhko was killed by a farmer when he took a cucumber from his farm. The farmer was accepted as king by the queen to prevent unrest in the kingdom and became known as the “Cucumber King”.
DQx0g TIL that it takes approximately 20 minutes from the time you start eating for your brain to send out signals of fullness. Leisurely eating allows ample time to trigger the signal from your brain that you are full.
vPlbr TIL that the total mass of things that humans have created exceeds the total mass of living things on Earth
yVBXJ Today I learned Arizona Tea is actually a New York based company. It was named after Arizona because they thought it sounded clean and crisp