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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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6EjPl TIL that dogs' feet smell like Fritos due to a number of naturally occurring bacteria
8ex0L TIL 95 acres worth of corn are needed daily to keep up with production at Jack Daniel’s distillery
xjpo TIL The final words of Terry Kath (from the band Chicago) were “Don’t worry, it’s not loaded” whilst playing with guns
b9DKE TIL that women have 16 percent less neocortical neurons than men
Wgn4 TIL a man called Silvio Gesell once created ‘free money’ that depreciated over time. This money brought a german town out of an economic slump and eventually became accepted by banks.