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TIL of Mary Toft who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits.

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evJ6 TIL that Isle Royale, the largest island on lake superior, has a lake which has an island which has a pond which has a boulder. So the boulder becomes the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world.
Ypbgv TIL there is a town in Maryland named "Chevy Chase" that has no correlation to actor and comedian Chevy Chase.
BrW9y TIL Grapes in a microwave create plasma because the wave lengths are the same size as the grapes
69evQ TIL Humans used to have 3 eyelids. The pink bit in the corner of your eye is what remains!
QJv1e TIL that due to the high number of foreigners in the UAE, where citizens make up only 11% of the population, the country is 72% male.