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TIL when Gangnam Style went viral, the stock Psy’s family was involved with made his father $11m and his brother $17m.

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rRWR4 TIL Daredevil’s Charlie Cox auditioned for the role of Han Solo in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, but failed his audition after his time playing the blind superhero meant he had trouble keeping eye contact with the other actors
4XvyN TIL in newborn babies, 87% of the energy they burn is used to operate their brains.
loNEV TIL 20% of 'meat' in the UK was found to contain the DNA of 'unspecified animals.' 41% of mince meat; 31% of kebabs; 23% of curries and 20% of sausages were found to actually contain DNA from animals not on the official label.
AbLB TIL that in 1987, Christian missionaries from the US evangelized the uncontacted Zo'e people in Brazil. 45 natives died from infectious diseases brought by the missionaries.
l75v7 TIL naked mole rats have a 10x longer lifespan (~30 years) than domestic rats, and carry various cancer-resistant genetic properties.