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TIL that some people carry a gene called ABCC11: the “no body odor gene” which produces odorless armpit sweat and dry ear wax.

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neP1r TIL that the singer Akon is launching a cryptocurrency called Akoin
DQAMD TIL that the visual effects of the film, The Fountain, cost only a total of $140,000 on a budget of $35 million due to macro photographer Peter Parks’ creative solutions and a bare minimum of CGI.
KOnRG TIL that after a 35-year ban on cinemas in Saudi Arabia, the first movie they showed after the ban was lifted was 'The Emoji Movie'
LlVV TIL Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone. It was originally invented by Antonio Meucci, however he could not afford the $10 to renew his ‘impending patent’. Alexander filed a patent for the idea and Antonio died before legal action could be taken.
YB6d TIL that Jurassic Bark (Futurama) was originally about Fry’s mom, but the idea was scrapped for being too upsetting to the audience.