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J15ZV TIL that a microscopic inorganic flash of light, also known as a zinc spark, is released by the human egg upon fertilization when billions of zinc ions are exocytosed from its surface.
LQKY9 TIL Punxsutawney Phil only has a 35% accuracy rating for correctly predicting an early spring or prolonged winter according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ranking him only 17th among other prognosticators.
XOeD TIL that Niel Bohrs once told Albert Einstein to “Stop telling God what to do” in reply to Einstein’s famous quote “God does not play dice.”
xVVro TIL: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials' Uniform Plumbing Code, section 409.2.2, requires that "all water closet seats, except those within dwelling units or for private use, shall be of the open front type".
8a1Qa TIL that the official authority for lighthouses in England is formally named "The Master Wardens and Assistants of the Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided Trinity and of St Clement in the Parish of Deptford Strond in the County of Kent".