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TIL that the French spoken words in the Beyonce song “Partition” are almost word-for-word taken from a conversation in the French dub version of the film “The Big Lebowski”

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4kKKg TIL arsenic is used in chemotherapy to treat a type of cancer called promyelocytic leukaemia
R5De1 TIL the common ancestor of all vertebrates had not 3 but 4 cones for detecting color. Most mammals later lost 2 cones from being nocturnal and primates evolved one back after that!
yQbZX TIL of Clarence Elkins, who was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his mother-in-law and assault of his 6-year-old niece. His wife worked hard to exonerate him and found a likely suspect who was in the same jail as him. Clarence collected a cigarette he’d used. His DNA matched.
l7MEN TIL that Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, once said that his creation was inspired by his childhood hobby - collecting insects. He hopes to create a similar experience where players can collect, grow and exchange their own virtual creatures.
AOn TIL that almost three quarters of all of Kenya’s athletics come from one tribe, the Kalenjins