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TIL humans have a relatively low level of genetic variation because we are all descendants of ~10,000 humans that survived a massive extinction event ~70,000 years ago. One tribe y'all.

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6EN0Z TIL NASA astronauts renamed the penis sleeve for urinating in space suits from “small, medium, and large” to “extra large, immense, and unbelievable.”
eplPL TIL that despite gambling being illegal in Japan, Pachinko makes up 4% of their GDP.
gMPB7 TIL drinking alcohol DOES improve your ability to speak a foreign language.
d8xkZ TIL Leonard Nimoy was an accomplished photographer. His interest in the hobby began in childhood, and for his whole life he owned a camera he’d built at the age of 13. He even seriously considered changing careers after Star Trek, as he studied extensively at UCLA.
ked7 TIL in 1999 Ted Turner proposed a one-time tax on the rich. He proposed a 14.25% tax on the net worth of all Americans worth 10 million or more. It would have gathered $5.7 Trillion dollars. Due to the growth of wealth among the super-rich, today it would gather $15 Trillion.