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TIL: "Preformationism" was the historical belief that sperm were actually fully-developed miniature men who grew into a fetus once deposited inside the womb.

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l7x15 TIL that Orson Welles had a marijuana garden at his Las Vegas home, which he personally tended.
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m1Ydp TIL Tom Seaver was named on 425 out of 430 ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame. 3 were blank as a protest against Pete Rose being ineligible. One was sent by a writer recovering from surgery who did not notice Seaver's name and one never voted for any player in their first year of eligibility.
4Xw7w TIL that Celestial Seasonings, known for their SleepyTime Tea, were ran by a cult who believed that Adam and Eve were aliens meant to eradicate the inferior races.
vPLm8 TIL there are ferries designed to transport entire railcars. Train Ferries allow for passenger and freight trains to directly roll on/off the ship from rails.