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TIL that Lana Del Rey used to perform in nightclubs under the name “Sparkle Jump Rope Queen”

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b6Zaa Today I learned that the world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny and can fit on the end of your finger.
Z8y6v TIL that the two largest pearls in the world were both found in Palawan, Philippines. The largest one weighs 75lbs and is said to be worth $100M. It was found by a fisherman, hid it under his bed and forgot about it for 10 years, the second is 14lbs and is known as the Pearl of Lao Tzu, worth $52M.
epdbL TIL that 20% of scientific genetics research papers have errors due to Microsoft Excel's auto-formatting of gene names into dates
wL6b7 TIL that Danone, the company known for yoghurt, has its own exclusive probiotic strain that it uses in it’s products.
Br8wD TIL some lawmakers want to change Kazakhstan's name. The most recent suggestion was "Kazakh Republic" (Kazakhstan's original name) for the upcoming 100th anniversary of independence. They argue "stan" countries get confused and the change would create a unique identity for foreign interest.