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TIL That there is a protein called Sonic hedgehog

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ZZv4 TIL that Mr. Bean Piloted an airplane after the pilot passed out. He saved the lives of all aboard. Did I mention he slapped the pilot awake?
VDAB TIL a brain damaged rat was given a robotic cerebellum. The cyborg rodent then achieved normal body functions.
5bjr TIL 49.2% of the population of Niger is under 15 years of age.
nBQY TIL Einstein originally rejected the Big Bang theory, saying to its author “Your calculations are correct, but your physics is atrocious.”
59r8 TIL that the name “Pakistan” was devised in 1933 as the acronym for: Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sindh, and BalochiSTAN. Also, in Farsi and Urdu, “Pak” means “clean” and “-stan” means country