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TIL at least 90% of human genome is non-functional and commonly referred to as "junk DNA"

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O8x7 TIL phytoplankton account for half of the world’s supply of oxygen
gMDvy Today I Learned that scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid estimated to be worth $39 million (USD) per gallon.
J7Wl TIL wombat poop is shaped like a cube. This distinct shape allows their poop to stay in place (on rocks, logs, etc…) as territorial signposts.
m1rJx TIL that during the filming of "The Matrix" in 1999, Keanu Reeves took a significant pay cut to ensure that more funds were available for special effects and costume departments, improving the overall quality of the film.
RKGl TIL during pre-Civil War America, when free, blacks disproportionately became slave masters. About 28 percent of free blacks owned slaves—as opposed to less than 4.8 percent of southern whites, and dramatically more than the 1.4 percent of all white Americans who owned slaves.