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TIL that eels can travel over land for short distances by slithering through wet grass to reach new bodies of water.

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kO5Eg TIL that in 1992, a 53 year-old woman Geraldine Wesolowski who was postmenopasual gave birth to her own grandson. She was the gestational surrogate for her son and his wife since they couldn't conceive a baby due to hysterectomy
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