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TIL there are only 9 active donors in the community of rare blood donors that have Rh-null blood. Rh-null is considered a universal blood for anyone with a rare blood type within the Rh system.

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6EXWl TIL that there is a project called the innocence project aiming to revoke wrongful convictions through DNA tests. They have recently exonerated a man who spent 36 years in prison for a crime he did not commit
Gymj TIL Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, often used for horror movies and vampire scenes, was originally written to showcase the organ in a church
Oo5Z6 TIL that in 1998 USA, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
nEyr TIL some animals commit suicide because a parasite is “Brain-Jacking” them. One example is Acanthocephala, which infects crustaceans, and forces them to swim to the water’s surface so they’re eaten by ducks.
M8KB TIL Michael Jackson wrote over 40 tracks for Sonic The Hedgehog 3. Although he requested not to be credited(due to dissatisfaction with the sound quality), his compositions made it into the final game.