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TIL Half of our weight doesn't have our DNA (not our cells).

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QJRb9 TIL The bellybutton is so dirty scientists are finding new unknown bacteria. One person had bacterium previously found only on Japanese soil, where he had never been.
wLYyE TIL the electric ray was used to numb the pain of childbirth by the ancient Greeks. Its ability to stun people without moving or using poison was held as evidence of the supernatural existing in nature.
691Xl TIL the thorny devil collects moisture in the dry desert by the condensation of dew on its skin, which is channeled to its mouth by gravity and capillary action via the channels between its spines
WkyeB TIL that bacon has enough energy to melt metal
WkepA TIL about high school football quarterback Nate Haasis. After discovering the coaches of his and the opposing team conspired to let him break the record for most career passing yardage, he came forward and had the record expunged.