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TIL Bananas glow blue under black lights.

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ANZnB TIL most women have one breast that's larger than the other, with 65% reporting a smaller right breast. Theories as to why this includes women preferring to nurse on their left side, which results in that side producing more milk, and immune hypersensitivity being higher on the left side of the body
MWda TIL while touring The Magnificent 7 Denzel Washington was pressured by a writer for political quotes. Denzel said “You’re in the fortunate position of being able to research and take your time. But with clickbait it doesn’t even need to be true. It just has to be first.” Nothing political was said.
GPlN TIL that Mississippi is one of only two states that do not allow for philosophical or religious exemptions for vaccinations.
pYmvp TIL Galen was the most influential ancient physician during the Middle Ages and his theory was that the blood carried the pneuma, or life spirit, which gave it its red color
gMK19 TIL that the Boids algorithm, an artificial life simulator, can be used to predict flocking behavior in birds based on three primary rules of separation, alignment, and cohesion.