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TIL that there’s a medical phenomenon called "stone baby" (lithopedion) where a fetus can calcify inside the mother and remain there undetected for decades.

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k5kB TIL 1992 an officer in the Soviet KGB defected to the west brining with him thousands of notes he took during his career in the KGB archives. These notes reveal the KGB’s hand in framing the US government for the Kennedy assassination, spreading the rumor that AIDs was a US invention, and much more.
Av6x TIL that Mount Everest has 4G LTE internet coverage and cellular service.
mJlR TIL that the first arrest for Marijuana possession and selling occurred in Denver, Colorado on October 2, 1937
V76G TIL North Korea has a larger population than Australia
rNQd4 TiL The most recent creature discovered on earth is the Blob-Headed Fish, which was found in a 2022 expedition in Peru. The discovery was part of a larger effort where 22 new species were identified.