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TIL the egg came first, from an animal that was not a chicken.

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7r6JM TIL about Sandra Perron, the first female infantry officer in the Canadian Army. Viewed as a threat by the male officers, she was beaten, tied to a tree, and left in the snow for two hours without boots. Her experience forced the army to revise its procedures to prevent harassment.
1aJEV TIL of Ablaut Reduplication - a subtle rule of linguistics which dictates why "King Kong" sounds more right than "Kong King", "Hip hop" sounds more correct than "Hop hip". Similarly "tick tock", "zig zag", "chit chat" etc.
LQOxQ TIL Dogs prioritise the smell of humans over everything, according to an MRI of their brains, and view their owners as members of their family.
7rv4p TIL that in 1995, a man received a "check" for $95,000 as junk mail. Jokingly, he deposited it into his account. The "check" met all of the legal criteria for a check and was cashed.
69ABw TIL that in 2019, U.S company BIOLIFE4D 3D printed a miniature human heart with many of the same functions and structures as a real, full-sized human heart.