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TIL that besides being an effective form of protection against the sun, melanin is also anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-microbial.

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B7re TIL that the official stance of the Catholic Church is that they support the theory of evolution.
78MjX TIL that a scientist in the Ottoman Empire made an unpowered flight across the Bosphorus strait by jumping off the Galata tower. The Sultan then gave him a bag of gold and exiled him to Algeria.
1a1ZD TIL of Rob Bob, a 20 year old, 7 foot 7 inch tall basketball player from Romania.
7ynM TIL the Presidential motorcade has 15 defined roles, including one car that is known as the “CAT” which carries a counter-assault team named “Hawkeye Renegade.”
gMBOL TIL of the shortest war in history that occured between Zanzibar and the British empire lasting only between 38-45 minutes.