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TIL George Washington was surprised to discover the Chinese weren’t White

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6l6Z TIL: In US, more than 41000 people die every year by suicide due to Mental illness, almost double the amount of lives lost by Homicide
N7aL1 TIL about the megalopenis. It’s the opposite of the micropenis and is 2 standard deviations above the mean length. It can also lead to health problems.
4XNxN TIL Human genome is 3.3Gb in size. HIV virus is only 9.7kb. Largest known virus genome is 2.47Mb (pandoravirus salinus). Largest known vertebrate genome is 130Gb (marbled lungfish). Largest known plant genome is 150Gb (paris japonica). Largest known genome is 670Gb (Amoeboid) but is disputed.
16Bb8 TIL that If two pieces of similar metals touch in a vacuum, and if both pieces are perfectly flat and polished, they will indeed fuse to effectively make one new piece. This is called cold welding.
gvrL TIL in 2006 a parrot was summoned to court as a witness in a divorce trial. The parrot described 3 “pretty dollies” that the husband had “tickled” while his wife was away. He also identified the women in photographs, calling them by their correct names. The judge granted the Mrs. her divorce