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TIL Scientists have created a liquid, bulletproof armor that hardens upon contact

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9YdD TIL that the raw flour in cookie dough, and not the raw egg, was responsible for an e. coli outbreak that led to 35 people being hospitalized
X0r7Q TIL part of the reason why the destruction of the grassland habitat of the central USA and Canada was so devastating is that some species of grass can live for 50 years and their roots can reach 15 feet (4.5 meters) deep
1P04 TIL of Watermelon mosaic virus, a virus that “draws” circles on watermelons.
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