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TIL that California currently has over 500+ active fault lines, San Andreas being one of them.

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mXMy TIL that while millions of North Koreans starve, the nation’s rulers have taken up the habit of having McDonald’s hamburgers flown DAILY from China to Pyongyang (on North Korea’s national airline).
LkZZp TIL that cheese is the most stolen food in the world. 4% of global cheese supply is stolen every year
oRKeE TIL that those plastic wall clocks in schools are actually atomic, and the reason they speed ahead when they get messed up is due to a radio signal from NIST called WWVB
9wyBQ TIL The Sonic Hedgehog protein, a signaling molecule in the human body that regulates embryonic development.
ERbo TIL Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman, was honored as “Woman of the Year” 62 years before Caitlyn Jenner was