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TIL that it wasn’t until 1875 that scientists figured out where babies come from

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Wkn74 TIL that the LEGO company, ever since its creation in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, has been a family business. Its current owner is the creator's grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.
0d1nM TIL Box turtles evolved from water to land, then back to the water, then back to the land again
eJvJ TIL when Australia abolished their inheritance tax in 1979, a disproportionate number of parents died in the week immediately after the abolition went into effect, suggesting that many of their heirs were doing everything to keep them alive just long enough for the inheritance tax to expire.
K4v9 TIL The Fairness Doctrine, a law until 1987, stated that broadcasters must give multiple perspectives to important issues. Since 1987, figures of all political persuasions - Limbaugh, Maddow, O'Reilly, Olberman - have risen in popularity.
9YElp TIL that cello strings are made out of guts, that's why they're called gut strings!