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TIL Dust in homes is composed of about 20–50% dead skin cells

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W71KN TIL that George Lucas' wife, Marcia Lucas, won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1977 for Star Wars. George Lucas has won zero Academy Awards.
4M0w TIL researchers determined that ‘deer crossing’ warning signs do not prevent accidents
MeKaa TIL the phrase "dung-wet" (meaning very wet) was considered "obsolete" by the Oxford English Dictionary in the 1st edition (1897) but the phrase was unexpectedly found on Twitter, having survived to present day by speakers of Carribean English.
jNQYn TIL That a horse's horsepower exceeds 1 horsepower.
VM0Z TIL there exists a centipede the size of your forearm that lives in caves, and catches bats in mid-flight.