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Today I learned that the genome of Golden Delicious apples has been mapped, and they have over twice as many genes as humans (57,000 genes vs. 25,000 genes).

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j6y5Q TIL that for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, Eugène Mercier decided to promote his champagne by presenting a gigantic 200,000-bottle champagne sculpted barrel. It was so large that 5 buildings had to be demolished to allow it to pass through the streets to the place where it was to be exhibited.
WeLN TIL Spy Magazine sent 13-cent checks to some of the world’s richest people to see who would cash them. The only two people to do so were an arms dealer and Donald Trump.
NjP6 TIL that the term “Ivy League” originated from people mispronouncing the Roman Numeral in “IV League”, which was the original four universities: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia.
yVkve TIL about the Amiriyah shelter bombing an aerial bombing attack that killed between 400-1,500 civilians by the U.S. Air Force
nPBr TIL that the earliest born person ever to appear in a film was born in 1816.