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TIL that whales evolved from terrestrial animals, and are most closely related to hippopotamuses

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VM604 TIL that of the 21 people executed for witchcraft in Iceland, 20 of them where male and only one was a woman.
kJpYg TIL that when Margaret Keane sued her ex-husband Walter Keane for claiming credit for her artwork, the judge asked them both to paint in the courtroom. Walter refused, citing a sore shoulder, while Margaret finished her painting in just 53 minutes, proving she was the true artist.
PK9L TIL only three humans have ever died outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. All three from the same mission.
j64xR Today I learned Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin owned the same tortoise, name Harriet
Agao TIL that there is a list of people detained in Guantanamo Bay for having a Casio F91W watch.