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TIL ALL Chihuahuan lizards are female. Their eggs are unfertilized and the baby lizards are clones of their mothers.

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VBdgB TIL that United Flight 175, the 2nd plane to crash into the WTC on 9/11, rapidly descended at an “unheard of” 5,000 ft/min during its final 5 minutes. Flying at 590 mph, the aircraft also banked sharply just before impact, as it might’ve otherwise just clipped the South Tower or missed it entirely.
vPOM7 TIL Canada's 2nd Amendment is the transferring control of Prince Rupert's Land to Canada from Hudson Bay Company
0lRp TIL the style of Kung Fu practiced by Bruce Lee, Wing Chun, was actually invented for women by a woman. It features a narrower stance than other martial arts, focuses on speed and agility instead of strength, and confrontations where the attacker is very close
NADE TIL there is a valid legal defense against harassment charges known as the Equal Opportunity Asshole or Equal Opportunity Jerk defense in which the accused proves themselves to be an asshole to everyone without discrimination
LkQPm TIL wealth and power cause brain damage that effects empathy and being able to see things from other's point of view.