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TIL that graphene is more conductive than copper and stronger than steel!

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nv9d TIL that Woody’s actual full name is ‘Woody Pride’ and has been since the earliest days of developing the original Toy Story.
1aLx8 Today I Learned an ultra-rare species of blue bees has recently been redicovered after missing for 4 years. They are hyper-local species and only live around an isolated patch of sand dunes along the central Florida ridge. Before 2020, they were last seen in 2016.
eaxg TIL that the little membrane at the inner corner of the eye is a vestigial remnant of a nictitating membrane, aka transparent eyelid, present in fishes, birds and reptiles today.
7gEx TIL Government vehicles in Cuba are legally required to pick up any hitchhikers.
4lRX TIL that the autopsy of Robbin Williams revealed he had Lewi body dementia, which is thought to have been “the critical factor” that led to his suicide; not depression. Neither drugs nor alcohol was found in his blood. RIP.