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TIL Blonde hair is not exclusive to Europeans. Melanesians of the south Pacific evolved a DIFFERENT gene for blonde hair

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QNree TIL Lebron James and Steph Curry were coincidentally born at the same hospital in Akron, Ohio
nWdJY TIL that some animals don't eat food directly through their mouths, rather they absorb sun food through their skin. This is known as photo sunthesis
1aPpP TIL there are prehistoric ritual caves that were visited for more than 10.000 years, making them by far the longest lasting religious temples ever
DQXvg TIL that at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men’s 5000 metres race, for the first time in history all medalists were from Africa, with Burundi winnings its first gold medal, and Kenya and Morocco winning silver and bronze respectively.
oR4xW TIL Crush Syndrome happens when the human body experiences severe skeletal muscle trauma under constant pressure for a long time resulting in shock and kidney failure; an example is a human trapped under a building in an earthquake.