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TIL that not all identical twins share a placenta (in humans). About 30% of identicals have separate placentas; conversely, 100% of fraternal twins have their own.

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awMPb TIL that a fearless goat-herding dog called Odin refused to abandon his flock of goats during deadly California wildfires in 2017, while his owners ran to safety. Days later his family returned to their destroyed home and found him AND the goats still alive.
b96XQ TIL that the British Lawn Mower Racing Association’s motto is “per herbam ad astra” which translates to “from grass to the stars”
m1x8y TIL Although very rare there have been people who have been swallowed whole by whales and lived
wokgM TIL The rumbling sound your stomach makes when hungry is called "borborygmus." It happens when the muscles in your digestive system move food, liquid, and gas through your stomach and small intestine, producing a rumbling sound.
b6lX4 TIL CTE can only be diagnosed after death through brain tissue analysis. Doctors with a specialty in brain diseases slice brain tissue and use special chemicals to make the abnormal tau protein visible. (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy)