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TIL the “Q” in Q-tip stands for “quality”.

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ZpJ9a TIL the common ancestor that all life on Earth descended from, is called LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)
PYdVV TIL Marijuana flowers are either male or female. Many marijuana plants have either only male or only female flowers, but some have both on the same plant.
0wp7R TIL about Danny the Street, a DC hero that is a sentient street that can teleport. He crossdresses, by lining the streets with gun shops with frilly lace. He reverts to become a brick, kills a god, becomes a planet, then turns into an ambulance.
v1mO8 TIL that Ashkenazi Jews are not descended from the historical Israelites of antiquity, but from Khazars, a Turkic people. Completely delegitimizing any ancestral claim to Palestine.
BrD5D TIL the founder of the Cheesecake Factory was a member of a cult called Sufism Reoriented, and invested millions in building their house of worship.