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TIL there is a gene in E. Coli called YeeT

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epy1D TIL The Roman emperor Jovian never stepped foot in the capital city of Constantinople during his 7-month reign.
BrO4k TIL that when African-American Edward A. Carter Jr. was a teenager, he snuck out and joined the Chinese Army, reaching the rank of Lieutenant before being exposed and sent back to his parents. He later earned the Medal of Honor.
e67L TIL most Japanese schools don’t have janitors. Instead children do the cleaning daily as part of a practice rooted in Buddhist traditions that associate cleaning with morality.
R7lr9 TIL that Killian, a black labrador, saved a baby boy from an abusive babysitter by staying between the baby and the sitter and alerting the parents. Parents tried recording the scene, and the sitter was convicted.
xVQ4w TIL after laying eggs, octopus moms’ only function is to protect and tend to their eggs because their brain shuts down except for the optic glands. They remain stationary for anywhere from months to years depending on the species of octopus, uninterested in food even when its offered to them.