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TIL the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on an island in Arctic Norway is the ultimate backup for the earth's food supply, storing several hundred million seeds from thousands of species of agricultural plants from 80 nations, tucked away in metal pouches at -18°C

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bm60 TIL: A twin was born 34 min after her brother, but because daylight savings time switched, was actually born 26 min before her brother
dD5R9 TIL that while filming Barry Lyndon in Ireland in 1974, director Stanley Kubrick received a phone call alleging that the IRA had him on a hit list and gave him 24 hours to leave the country. He left within 12 hours, with the film being only one-third completed.
KOryE TIL when kids in Asia lose baby teeth from their lower jaw, they throw the teeth on the roof of the house. Those from the upper jaw are thrown on the floor or buried. They believe the new teeth grow toward the lost teeth.
Vg78 TIL that McDonald’s restaurants on Canada’s east coast have a seasonal ‘McLobster’ sandwich.
p8ygN TIL that the well-known 'ugly' blob fish (the one with the nose) only looks like that when they are pulled out from the high pressure environments such as deep beneath the oceans up to the surface. The pressure change results in tissue damage which makes the fish look like it's melting.