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TIL almost everyone in Movie 43 was manipulated into being involved in it and many tried to get out of it

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VD1Z TIL England’s famous Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not actually fought at Hastings. It occurred in an area called Battle, about 7 miles away. Because ‘Battle of Battle’ was such an awful title, they instead named it after the nearest town.
epNm5 TIL American-Iranian author F.Esfandiary, who identified as a "transhumanist" changed his name to FM-2030 to reflect his belief that he'd live to be 100 years old. He was convinced that by 2030, technology would make everyone ageless and immortal. He was the first person to be vitrified after death
Lko9v TIL that most of the letters in the alphabet can be silent. Honestly I kinda thought it was only like K, T, B, H. Its weird how you don't really think about it. wack
4XrY5 TIL that there is a condition Uterus Didelphys where a person has a double uterus with two separate cervices. In some instances there have been twin births where each uterus carried a separate pregnancy.
kON1e TIL the WHO runs a diagnosis database that is so detailed, it has its own code (V91.07) for patients being injured because their water skis caught on fire.