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TIL that Massachusetts is larger than nearly 70 countries.
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Z8X5Y
TIL that Marcin Jakubowski, a Princeton fusion physics graduate, had a hard time finding a job out of college so he turned to farming. Upon purchasing his first tractor, he realized how inaccessible and expensive farming equipment was, so he created an open source tractor design.
6EvDJ
TIL that the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" is based on a 1945 recommendation that had no medical basis. The current recommendation is "drink when you are thirsty, unless you are outside on a hot day or are elderly- then drink a bit more."
gr6p7
TIL John Carpenter's The Thing (1982 film) was based on the shortened version of a novel that wasn't published until 2019
0wKjL
TIL scientists "hacked" the genetic code of brewer's yeast to produce cannabis compounds. They inserted genes from cannabis plants into the yeast's genetic code which allowed it to produce CBD and THC. Their end goal is to allow large scale cannabinoid production without cultivation.
rRroe
TIL dogs have 10x to 20x faster reaction times than humans.