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TIL flowers evolved after mammals.

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xVW55 TIL that humans are very genetically similar to rats and mice which is why we have similar diseases, genes, and organ types like primates too
9YDBD TIL lab-grown meat has been made from living animal biopsies, fresh meat, cell banks, or feather roots & has been made from muscle, fat, or stem cells. Cells go into a vat of culture medium to proliferate into meat cell mush; patties & sausages have been created but fillets have not yet been made.
exyD TIL that The Infected in ‘The Last Of Us’ are infected by a fungus called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis which can be found in some species of ants today. The fungus alters the ants behaviour, kills it, consumes its tissues and grows outside it, releasing its spores.
9wLmr TIL Orcas (“killer whales”) comes from the name Orcinus, which means "of the kingdom of the dead", or "belonging to Orcus".
wbG7 TIL that prior to D-Day, the largest naval landing in world history was Caesar’s invasion of Britain in 54 BC.