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TIL that whale’s vomit is worth $5,000+ per pound.

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5Y0B9 TIL Carleton Gajdusek, who first described the prion disease kuru, had the rare distinction of being a Nobel prizewinner and a convicted child molester. As a medical researcher he studied kuru, an incurable disease that affects the Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea, and published 150 papers
rR5Vx TIL that despite a highly successful Kickstarter, the revival of Reading Rainbow was prevented by a legal challenge by its original TV station.
VBBjD TIL that cannabis and hops both belong to the same family, Cannabaceae.
nWlnb TIL - The Dodge Viper was discontinued in 2017 not due to low sales numbers, but because side curtain airbags were starting to be required. The SRT team felt it would have been too expensive, needing a redesigned chassis and significantly reducing its already limited headroom.
Y71P TIL that Queen Elizabeth still keeps a diamond stolen from India in her crown and it’s one of the largest diamonds in the world