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TIL in 1590, starving Parisians ground human bones into bread

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WKLd TIL of Lazzaro Spallanzani, who dressed male frogs in tight pants so that their sperm couldn’t escape into female frogs. He proved that the creation of new life required both the sperm and the egg.
oBE08 TIL elite chess players lose 10 to 12 pounds, on average, over the course of a 10-day tournament.
nvWP TIL Danny Trejo has atleast 20 movies coming out this year alone
1aN9d TIL that female journalist Gao Yu was imprisoned for 5 years by the Communist Party of China for leaking "Document No. 9" which bans university professors from teaching democratic ideals such as Basic Human Rights. Failure to comply results in suppression, blacklisting, and imprisonment.
vGY7 TIL If a dead whale is found on a British beach, the head belongs to the king and the tail to the queen.