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TIL Young children can regenerate removed fingertips

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yVOwl TIL the largest cup of coffee ever was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia on 15 June 2019. The cup contained over 22,735 litres (6,000 US gal) of Arabic coffee.
X01X8 TIL that the day of the year with the least number of births is Christmas Day. The day of the year with the most number of births is September 26th, because December 25th is also the day with the most conceptions.
nVe9 TIL Cherokee DNA suggests portions of their population originated in Middle East, and it isn’t clear if DNA points to post-Columbian or pre-Columbian sources
Z8PlQ TIL that a point mutation that goes by the name EDAR explains why east asians have thicker hair, more sweat glands, and why east asian women have smaller breasts
nZyG TIL that founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos was one of the first investors in Google, investing $250,000 in 1998