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TIL that 23% of the crew aboard Christopher Columbus’ ship “Santa Maria” was named “Juan”.

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b9Doj TIL that in 1909, a Jewish man named Jules Fisher took over a Filipino shrimping village in the bayous of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. In time, he would become the president of the parish, a state senator, and an affiliate of Huey Long before dying in office at age 69.
4aR5 TIL The human tongue is made of 8 different muscles, 4 of which (called the intrinsic muscles) are not even connected to bone.
gpRW TIL males receive, on average, 63% longer sentences than females for the exact same crime.
eAL TIL a kamikaze pilot who struck the USS Missouri during WWII was given a military burial at sea with full honors after the captain decided the young Japanese pilot had done his job to the best of his ability. The dent in the side of the ship remains to this day.
rKdW TIL scientists have discovered a way to turn female bone marrow into sperm, allowing women to reproduce without the need of male companionship