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neQA9 TIL Mealworms are able to consume various forms of plastic, and can eat Styrofoam containing a common toxic chemical additive with no ill effects, and still be safely used as protein-rich feedstock for other animals.
pVXQ TIL Trevor Noah is a polygot, speaking English, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, Tswana, Tsonga, Afrikaans and some German and Spanish.
jDeR TIL That Optical tweezers exist and are capable of holding single molecules for study
yQ8Bv TIL of Hanlon's Razor, which is to not attribute to malice that which is more easily explained by stupidity. It helps us avoid paranoia and ideology by not generally assuming that bad results are the fault of a bad actor. The explanation most likely to be right is the one with the least intent.
VMrAZ TIL Phlegm in medieval medicine actually referred to the fluid made by white blood cells and platelets, as each of the four humors were based on the different layers that would form when blood is separated