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TIL There is about 0.2 milligrams of gold in our bodies, most of which is in our blood.

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MeYBm TIL that trained sniffer dogs are helping archaeologists in Croatia discover 3,000-year-old iron age tombs. Experts have said that using dogs are a good way to identify archaeological sites, as it is less destructive than many traditional methods.
wLDv8 TIL there is an estimated 10 quintillion individual bugs alive on earth right now
GA48N TIL the total population of the world’s great whales is worth over $1 trillion, largely due to the carbon they capture and the ecosystems they support, according to the IMF
rlWe TIL Albert Einstein once took a cab home but forgot his address. He asked the cab driver, who didn’t recognize him, if he knew Einstein’s address. The driver said everyone in Princeton knows that address, to which Einstein replied, “I am Einstein. I forgot my address. Can you take me there?”
LN1m TIL Louis C.K auditioned for SNL in 1993, and failed.