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TIL that, in humans, there is a secreted protein that is literally called “Sonic hedgehog”

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grMpA TIL Spitfire planes were "crowdfunded" in some cases in World War II. Large scale contributors were allowed to give the plane a nickname which was printed on the side. For example, ‘Dorothy of Great Britain and Empire’ was named by a group of women, all with the name 'Dorothy'.
lLXV TIL Taylor Swift once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian iTunes charts
vPeyK TIL that Spotted Hyenas, while easily tamed, make terrible house pets.
yVnaw TIL A restaurant in Long Beach, CA, was found to be serving Popeye's chicken and passing it off as their own. They would buy the chicken at Popeyes and upcharge for their own chicken and waffles dish. Once found out the owner refused to apologize.
1akJ8 TIL The Marvelettes were the first significantly successful girl group for Motown Records. In 1961, the group released their debut single “Please Mr. Postman,” the first Motown song to reach number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart