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TIL that bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) kill so many bacteria that their corpses release 1 BILLION TONS of carbon every DAY, which is a major source of food for bottom-dwelling ocean creatures.

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b6vLN TIL that when a cat has a flat face (such as a Persian), that is actually a deformity. Breeders, however, are able to find ways of altering the cat’s genetics by choosing who they breed with. They do this because so many people gravitate to the smushed in face.
rYB0 TIL The Chemical Elements That Make a Human Body is Worth Roughly About $160
YZdx TIL Chef Boyardee received awards for his food from both the Americans and the Russians for supplying them with food during WWII. Although he was unable to acknowledge the Russian award due to the Cold War
LQ5X9 TIL that the Catholic Church in USA and Europe outsources its Mass Intention requests to India
rNmyM TIL about Ted's bottle. Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier was at the pub and late for his embarkation train. He asked the publican to set aside his 2nd bottle of beer to drink when he came home. Ted was killed but the promise was kept and that bottle of beer is still there