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e0WrL TIL Lymphocytes kill targets including tumor cells by inducing them to undergo programmed cell death aka apoptosis.
awDly TIL Emperor Penguins combat Antarctica's cold by -paradoxally- having its plumage colder than the surrounding air
Gd94 TIL that “slut shaming” is mostly performed by women. According to the New York Times, “studies have shown that the more attractive an adolescent girl or woman is, the more likely she is to become a target for indirect aggression from her female peers”.
dDa49 TIL despite his movies frequently bombing in the US Adam Sandler is massively popular on the international market and in Latin America especially.
jDMp TIL the Quetzalcoatlus pterodactyl had a wingspan of about 35 feet (10.6 meters), or about the wingspan of a F-16 fighter.