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TIL that scientists have discovered a species of bacteria called Deinococcus radiodurans, which has earned the nickname "Conan the Bacterium" due to its extraordinary ability to withstand extreme levels of radiation.

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x60b7 TIL in 2020 sugar sweetened beverages were estimated to have caused 80,278 deaths due to type 2 diabetes and 257,962 deaths from cardiovascular disease
JYL44 TIL German alchemist Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus when he tried to make gold from urine
e0aXJ TIL in 1860s Missouri, “Snowflake” was a word used to describe people who were against the abolition of slavery.
MxZ0 TIL When women synchronize mentrual cycles, the more socially outgoing or “dominant” woman’s cycle will make other women’s cycles conform to hers.
VMrRp TIL: Tourists at Yala National Park on Sri Lanka's SouthWest coast who fell victim to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami were unable to spot any wildlife on safari because the animals had sensed the tremor vibrations 4 days earlier and fled to higher ground