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TIL Scientists have found out what the air was like millions of years ago by using air bubbles in ice.

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VBkQm TIL that while Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse any blood products/transfusions, they accept solid organ transplants, like kidneys, pancreas, etc.
Bgvor TIL about operation cottage, which resulted in friendly fire after US and Canadian forces mistook one another for Japanese troops. The Japanese had actually left two weeks prior.
QNavp TIL that 2.5% of people are affected by prosopagnosia, or face-blindness. Symptoms include an inability to recognize people you know, and finding a vague familiarity in strangers who bear some resemblance to loved ones. Causes range from genetic to acquired, which sometimes spontaneously resolves.
6Dyl TIL Robert Noyce passed up being the worlds first trillionaire by making his patent on silicon chips public domain. Thus allowing technological innovation leading to modern day electronics.
kJpbe TIL the world's longest noodle is 3.084 km (1.916 miles) long