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TIL Darwin was afraid that flowers would ruin his theory of evolution

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rNl8d TIL the Greeks used a Hydraulic telegraph during the First Punic War to send messages between Sicily and Carthage.
1axpP TIL about "coffin birth", which is the birth of a fetus after the death of the mother. A well known example of this is the murder of Lacy Peterson, who was pregnant at the time of her murder. However, when found, mother and child were separate, the fetus having been "born" after Lacy's death.
wLl0Y TIL a 2015 Japanese study suggests that looking at pictures of puppies and kittens can help improve focus and concentration.
X0P7Q TIL according to the National Safety Council: 660 workers died in falls from a higher level in 2014. And while 50% of the falls occurred from 20 feet or lower, 12% were from less than 6 feet.
ngoB TIL the Russian Navy claimed three divers were killed and others injured by humanoid creatures in silver clothing in the depths of Lake Baikal