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TIL Gumby once played Eddie Murphy as a shout out to SNL..

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7r4Qp TIL about DNA memory, memories that pass genetically through generations, experts have said that the environment can affect an individual's genetics, which can in turn be passed on.
QJYGE TIL In the U.S., 30% to 40% of the entire food supply is thrown away, worth $161 billion (or 133 billion pounds of food) in 2010. Wasted food is the single largest category of material placed in municipal land fills
Wk9n8 TIL that Bhutan uses a "Gross National Happiness" index instead of the gross domestic product, because the government thinks that the collective happiness of Bhutan's population is more important than the country's market value
MeMPK TIL that papaya seeds are an efficient long-term MALE contraceptive. In a study involving langur monkeys found no sperm in semen after 90 days of administration of papaya seed extract.
N7xLP TIL that there was a test several years ago where 70 undercover agents tried to sneak bombs or guns through US airport security; 67 succeeded