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TIL white people have a 79% chance of finding a match through the National Marrow Donor Program, while black people only have a 29% chance.

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VQ0m Today I learned of the “tiny house movement” where single people and couples live in houses as small as 120 sq. feet to have a smaller environmental impact on the world and to use money saved on other things…
RPm1 TIL that Plan B doesn’t work on women weighing over 176Lb (79Kg) or after ovulation.
LgKm TIL the loggerhead shrike is a small bird that impales its prey (often larger than it) on branches and barbed wire, then decorates it to attract a mate
xVKM1 TIL there is a popular book genre of dinosaur erotica, which includes titles such as 'Taken by the T-Rex' and 'My billionaire triceratops craves gay ass' (NSFW)
5Px9 TIL Mars rover Opportunity has set the record for longest distance traveled on a celestial object. It also was only supposed to last 90 days. That was 10 years ago.