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TIL that Daylight Saving Time was invented by a guy who wanted more time after work to collect insects for his collection

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78Mdr TIL eggshell can withstand 285 times atmospheric pressure in water without breaking
0ekA TIL the term “running amok,” used for when something gets out of hand, is named after random unprovoked murder frenzies in Malaysian culture
8dM8 TIL Plane exhaust kills more people than plane crashes. Approximately 10,000 people are killed annually from toxic pollutants from aircraft compared to around 1,000 from crashes
0reA TIL nearly ¼ of all mammal species are bats.
xVAew TIL that humans can have far more chromosomal variation than just XX or XY. Some possible combinations include XXXXY, XXYY, and XXXXX. Also, the XYY condition, in which males have an extra Y chromosome, is often undiagnosed because there are so few symptoms.