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TIL 75% of the 33,600 schools in the UK contain asbestos at levels high enough for attendees to inhale a few million fibers

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wLbo7 TIL that prehistoric, tree-like, giant cucumbers still exist on the island of Socotra. It is the only place on earth they still survive, and are facing extinction due to human encroachment.
yZoa TIL there is a birth deformity called bilateral Stahl’s ears which can result in a person being born with elf-like ears
vKrK TIL Researchers placed a human language-gene FoxP2 into mice – finding their vocalization to change, and their speech-related brain regions to increase plasticity and branching
QNJ1M TIL The 2nd largest collection of Catholic relics - smaller than only the Vatican's - is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
LkA4m TIL that in 2013 a novel bat coronavirus was found in a Yunnan cave bat which, unusually, could affect humans; it was extremely similar to the current COVID-19.