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TIL that the average African-American has 73.2% African, 24% European and 0.8 native American ancestry

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PWAw TIL the US Government Will Get 10% Royalty On ‘Passion Of The Christ’ Prequel
rRGd1 TIL that All human are susceptible to the “illusion of truth effect”. Meaning the more we hear something, the more likely we are to believe it is true.
JYPOl TIL scientists put slime mold over a map of Tokyo, with food used to represent urban areas, after a day the mold created a network nearly identical to Tokyo's rail network. Which was designed to be as efficient as possible, the slime mold did the same, but without a brain.
p5Nb TIL the Curiosity rover is powered by a chunk of onboard plutonium.
m1eBO TIL Bill Wilson of AA fame asked for whiskey several times on his deathbed, but was refused.