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TIL there is a gene in E. Coli called YeeT

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6RGX TIL that Crayolas “Peach” color was named “Flesh” until 1962. It was considered racist to imply that flesh is or should be that color.
wg4o TIL that expiration dates on bottled water is for the bottle and not for the water in it.
9jEG TIL the words “apron” and “napkin” were originally “napron” and “apkin” but the preceding indefinite articles (“an” and “a”) were so confusing to the ear that the words eventually just changed.
9YaaD TIL, the arcade shooter Area 51 saved Atari from the brink of bankruptcy and went on to become one of the most successful arcade games of all time
MeGea TIL of Erik Weihenmayer, the only Blind person to have climbed the Seven Summits of every continent, and the first/one of the only Blind persons to climb Mt. Everest.