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TIL Glyphosate exposure appears to have negative effects on tight junction proteins and intestinal barrier function AKA "Leaky Gut" - More evidence of the non-target effects of Roundup on the mammalian gut microbiome.

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xVYgo TIL That Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasitic microorganism transmitted by cats, can reside permanently in human brains. This parasite induces permanent changes in human behavior, including enjoying the smell of cat urine, an increase in risk-taking behaviors and a 2.5x increase in Schizophrenia
woKpM TIL Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII, landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy. When a lieutenant found out he was a comics artist, he made Kirby a scout who would advance into towns and draw reconnaissance maps and pictures, an extremely dangerous duty.
nepjb TIL viruses (100nm) are smaller than the wavelength of visible light (380-740nm), so light doesn't bounce off of them. They are therefore invisible, and can only be seen with electron microscopes.
neDwo TIL that when Thomas Edison was on his death bed, Henry Ford reportedly made an odd request for his ailing friend and asked Edison's son Charles to collect Edison's last breath and later 8 test tubes were discovered apparently with 'his last breath'.
6EWdl TIL during a flight in 1987 a flight attendant shouted "We have a problem!" towards the captain, who then asked "What's the problem?". The attendant was then shot and killed... and a man walked into the cockpit and said "I'm the problem!". He then proceeded to crash the plane, killing 43 people.