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TIL that over 4000 human diseases are caused by single gene defects.

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0wNpN TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive
Oopo4 TIL Thomas Jefferson made his own version of the Bible stripping Jesus of his divinity, miracles, and the resurrection and until the 1950s each newly elected US Senator received a copy.
4kv1w TIL Tucker Carlson hosted a game show called "Do You Trust Me?" back in 2007. Six episodes of the show were filmed but none aired.
6EKgY TIL the original city called Philadelphia was located in present-day Turkey and established in 189 BC by King Eumenes II of Pergamon. He named it after his brother Attalus II, whose loyalty earned him the nickname "Philadelphos," literally "one who loves his brother."
1agkD TIL that humans are lethal throwers; likely the only species with that ability on Earth. We don't have fangs or claws but we can crack a skull from a distance with a 100mph rock and deadly accuracy