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TIL human babies float in their own pee in the womb and drink it too. If I had to learn this so do you

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boYp TIL Oprah Winfrey’s first name was originally Orpah, but it was misspelled on her birth certificate.
pYr98 TIL that fierce battles between axis and soviet forces continued in Czechoslovakia well after the German Surrender of 9 May, with tens of thousands of further casualties
NXvK8 TIL some (native/wild) animals are more common in the suburbs than in rural wild areas (at least in N America). After noticing this myself, I wondered if suburban animals were just "easier to spot" or there really were more so I did some research. Depending on the species, there really are more.
4kPRg TIL that during the Cold War, the US military developed a “supergun” capable of firing projectiles into space to intercept enemy satellites
Lk4Vp TIL Justin Lin's film "Better Luck Tomorrow" was saved from being cancelled by MC Hammer, who donated $10,000 after Lin called him “out of desperation”. Lin had to fund the film by himself after his original investors wanted an all caucasian cast and he objected.