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TIL SETI is the only organization in the world that publicly has a protocol set in place in the event a signal is received from extraterrestrial life.

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l79xV TIL i learned that some sharks that have no visible gums launch their teeth out when they are about to bite
ZkGG TIL it is common in china for drivers who have accidentally hit pedestrians to drive over them again to kill them, because they pay less restitution that way.
pYA9G TIL Puyi, the Last Emperor of China, passed away in what was then called “Beijing Hospital of Anti-Imperialism”
Ek0d TIL eating instant noodles two or more times a week has been associated with cardiometabolic syndrome, which raises a person’s likelihood of developing heart disease
gMwPy Today I learned that there exists a formal, research-based protocol for assessing the degree of danger a woman faces of being murdered by her male spouse/boyfriend/partner/ex