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TIL that a baby porcupine is a porcupette

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wok88 TIL you lost the game
aljJ TIL the Sun loses about 5.5 million tonnes of mass every second. When the sun stops shining in 5 billion years it will have lost about 0.034% of its current mass.
woyZE TIL Maybach is pronounced “mybach.” That’s it. Had never seen an ad for Maybach before on TV.
KYr4Q TIL the 1953 Miller experiment simulated early Earth’s conditions- exposing a mixture of water, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen to electric sparks. It showed organic compounds like amino acids form from simple molecules, offering insights into how life could have originated from non-living matter.
YGZP TIL all the presidents of the USA except Martin Van Buren are descended from King John of England.