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TIL 11 November is Chinese Singles Day, which evolves from a day to give yourself a nice present into a commercial holiday with billions in sale

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VBVLp TIL that a polar bear liver has enough vitamin A to kill 52 adults! Ito cells are cells in the liver that store Vitamin A (Lipid soluble). High Vitamin A production in marine algae at the bottom of the food chain results in polar bear livers with enough Vitamin A to last a human 143 years!
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