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TIL that biologists are still yet to confirm how baby eels are made. Much of their lifecycle has many questions. The general consensus is that adult eels migrate to the Sargasso Sea to spawn offspring, but only one adult eel has ever been found in open waters. Nobody has seen two eels mate.

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ZkeY TIL Mormons believe that the United States Constitution is a divinely inspired document.
LQD8p TIL; Andrew J Beard, a black man who was born into slavery went on the invent the "Jenny Coupler" a device that automatically locked rail cars together and eliminated the dangerous need for a person to stand between them, saving untold lives.
9YxBr TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger's parents used to beat him because they thought he was gay since his bedroom walls were covered with posters of men instead of women.
QJ60X TIL people suffering from schizophrenia or autism are less likely to be fooled by "hollow face" illusions or other optical illusions that mess with depth perception and perspective. After successful treatment for schizophrenia, the illusion is more likely to fool them.
EgdNW TIL I learned that in 2017, Title Insurance companies in Texas sold $1.8 billion worth of policies and paid only $24 million in claims.