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TIL that the Goodyear Blimp was declared the official bird of the city of Redondo Beach, California

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epdbL TIL that 20% of scientific genetics research papers have errors due to Microsoft Excel's auto-formatting of gene names into dates
5Y5Vr TIL that the half life of Bismuth is over a billion times the estimated age of the universe
Bgvae TIL bugs use their antennae to “ smell in stereo “
0d9Mp TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years.
WkQ4A TIL there is a PUBLIC High School in Brooklyn that produced 5 Nobel Prize WINNERS, 3 US Senators, 1 Supreme Court Judge and numerous other scientists, artists and entertainers.