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VBw88 TIL that groups of male ducks forcefully mate with a female
QJvJX TIL that in 1991 a supermarket gave away 10,000 tickets to a Texas Rangers game. It tuned out to be the night Nolan Ryan threw his 7th and final no-hitter. (Fast forward to 1:54:23 for proof)
od5L TIL if we lose 10kg (22lbs) of fat, 8.4kg (18.5lbs) turns into carbon dioxide which is exhaled when we breathe, while 1.6kg (3.5lbs) turns to water that is excreted through urine, tears, sweat
5EjQ TIL that there are women out there called “tetrachromats” who, through mutation, can see millions of more colors than normal people.
Yp0aZ TIL: a Swedish man who received an artificial heart successfully dodged charges for tax evasion because he was considered legally to have died when his natural heart was removed.