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TIL less than half (43%) of the cells in the body are human. The rest belong to microorganisms and bacteria.

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gMpbA TIL that Bede (CE 673-735) referred to the Earth as an “orb” and wrote that “it is not merely circular like a shield or spread out like a wheel, but resembles more a ball.” This idea was repeated by philosophers, mathematicians, and astronomers throughout the Middle Ages.
R78Wa TIL that despite the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s $24 trillion in mineral reserves, more than 80% of its residents live in extreme poverty.
wLA68 Today I learned about the "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" language puzzle.
p8OA8 TIL during a live performance in 1965, The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies asked drummer Mick Avory "Why don’t you get your cock out and play the snare with it? It’ll probably sound better." In response, Avory knocked Davies unconscious with a cymbal and then fled the venue, thinking he'd killed him.
JYPlV TIL that within 10 minutes of Allies landing on Omaha beach D-Day 1944,every Officer of the first wave Alpha Company had been killed. 30 minutes later the entire first wave Alpha company had a 96% casualty rate