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TIL Corn was genetically engineered by farmers thousands of years ago

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epy4D TIL In 2014, a 15-year-old teenager injected himself with mercury, hoping to gain superpowers like the X-Men. He mimicked Wolverine's transformation, but it ended in disaster. He nearly lost his life and realized superpowers are just fiction.
grApL TIL it's okay to look directly at the total solar eclipse
lRRr TIL Ronald Wayne was a co-founder of Apple. He owned 10% of the company, but sold his stock for $800 on April 12, 1976 (today, worth nearly 60 billion). He later accepted $1,500 to forfeit any future claims against Apple.
0wJ5 TIL that in 2050, there might be a Japanese elevator to space
nmMr TIL Rick Astley sung back up vocals on Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”