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TIL Stephen King received over 60 rejection notices before his first short story was published.

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QxA6 TIL that newgrange in Ireland is older than both Stonehenge and the pyramids in Giza. On the morning of the winter solstice every year the rising sun shines down the entrance passageway and illuminates the burial chamber at the end. This only happens for a few minutes, once a year.
wLXV7 TIL There is a disease where carbohydrates are converted to alcohol in a person's digestive system, setting them drunk whenever they consume carbs
OoONe TIL that the "refrigerator test" to identify authentic versus counterfeit or adulterated extra virgin olive oil doesn't actually work
XEP6k TIL that dogs have an extra sense in their nose that allows them to sense heat from nearby objects, acting like a thermal sensor.
4Ka5 TIL Slovak agriculture scientists grew soy beans in the irradiated zone of Chernobyl to see how they would adapt. The plants adapted within a single generation, producing more protective proteins, including one that is known to help protect human blood from radiation.