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

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d86r9 TIL theres a guy named Oli London who's an insane 'koreaboo' who has spent around £265,000 on plastic surgery to look like Park Jimin from the global K-Pop group BTS and has recently MARRIED a cardboard cut out of his K-Pop idol.
a4Vy TIL Gas is only 8 cents per gallon in Venezuela.
nek4P TIL in the 80's the police bombed a Philadelphia black activist group called MOVE, killing 11 people including 5 children
l75V7 TIL the "blue raspberry" flavor is actually just a artificial raspberry flavoring. The widespread practice of coloring it blue is attributed to the ICEE brand, which wanted its signature flavors, including red cherry, to match its logo.
P1ePO TIL that Steven Spielberg was rejected from USC's film school. He later became a trustee and large donor to the university.