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TIL that Seth MacFarlane wrote for Dexter’s Lab
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TIL the difference between news agencies (Reuters/AP) and news organizations (Fox/CNN). Agencies report and unbiasedly summarize news which organizations then buy and spin for their own audiences. So, if you want free, factual and unbiased reporting, you can just read reporting from an agency.
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TIL researchers discovered bacteria that naturally evolved to eat away at polyethylene terephthalate, the plastic known as PET or polyester. While studying the structure of an enzyme found in that bacteria, they accidentally created a “mutant enzyme” that can break down plastic within a few days
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TIL that your probability of earning more than your parents in the US has progressively dropped since 1940
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TIL Wild Rice is a complete protein, the only grain that is complete (if a bit low in lysine). Also the second highest protein grain.
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TIL there is a town in Southern Utah called Mexican Hat. The name comes from a nearby rock formation that looks like a sombrero.