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TIL that 20% of scientific genetics research papers have errors due to Microsoft Excel's auto-formatting of gene names into dates

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b9YJQ TIL that the 'B' in the word 'doubt' is included to keep its original latin form 'doubitare' which is also the root for the word 'double' thus to imply the state of being double minded.
NeoE TIL: The average age of menarche (first period in girls) declined from 17 to 13 in Europe from 1850 to 1960, and is well documented
ZpvJp TIL when Fox refused to pay for Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick to be on set every day during filming, Ryan Reynolds paid with his own money to make sure they were there in order to keep the project on the right track & maintain the original creative team.
LQrRp TIL A German pro basketball team was relegated to a lower division due to a necessary 17-minute Windows update
gO6D TIL there’s a man who ran nonstop for 135 miles in 120F degrees across death valley, a marathon in the South Pole in -40F and did 50 marathons in 50 days in all 50 states