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TIL The extinct Pyrenean ibex was resurrected by cloning

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l8L5 TIL that the use of the phrase “Checkmate” is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, “ Shäh mät!”, which means the king is helpless
epWZ5 TIL Without eye movements, the human field of view is around 150 degrees vertically, and 200–220 degrees horizontally, out of which 114 degrees are covered by both eyes so offer depth perception
mxbPv TIL that dogs have periods
nWV0b TIL Chief Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist (1972-2005) was addicted to insomnia drug Placidyl and had to undergo a monthlong detox in December 1981.
v10RK TIL Ball lightning is weird, actually real and deadly. The strange phenomenon of ball lightning appears during thunderstorms and has been known to break through windows, with nasty results.