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TIL some cadavers that are donated to science are used by auto makers as crash-test dummies

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PY5oL TIL that Robert Smith (singer/guitarist of The Cure) played the piano as a child, but his younger sister Janet was a piano prodigy so he switched to the guitar because "she couldn't get her fingers around the neck." Janet later married Cure guitarist Porl Thompson and played on Cure side projects.
D5kJ TIL that Netflix is responsible for 30 percent of all internet traffic
KBKa TIL the bible mentions unicorns 9 times.
78Rxp TIL: People infected with a parasite that reproduces in cats are more likely to pursue entrepreneurial and business-related activities. In countries with higher infection rates, fewer people cite a “fear of failure” as a deterrent to a new business venture.
KYAna TIL worms survived NASA's Columbia Shuttle Disaster