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TIL X and Y chromosomes weren’t named for their shapes, it’s entirely coincidental that they look that way during mitosis!

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xVbJb TIL that in 1978, a year after smallpox was eradicated worldwide, the virus escaped from the lab of professor Henry Bedson. It infected two last patients, including the last person to ever die of smallpox. Bedson, who had been working to rid the world of smallpox, killed himself the next day.
loa7B TIL Ice can have up to 18 crystalline phases, depending on pressure, temperature, and the process of formation. Hexagonal ice, the one most common on Earth, is very rare in outer space.
R57ww TIL There is only one female sniper in the US Army and the public doesn't know her name
oBRao TIL about the Buer, known as the great president of hell. Only appearing when the sun is in Sagittarius, Buer goes about teaching natural and moral philosophy, herbology, and is particularly good at healing men of their illnesses.
epme4 TIL a Wisconsin man has eaten over 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers over 46 years, averaging 2 per day. He has only missed eight days in those 46 years, including when his mother died as she requested he forgo the burger in her memory.