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TIL about the "Greenbrier Ghost," whose testimony from beyond the grave helped convict her murderer in a landmark court case.

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oRwZr TIL a study tested 23 human testes & 47 pet dog testes and found microplastics in every sample. The human testicles had a plastic concentration almost three times higher than that found in the dog testes: 330 micrograms per gram of tissue compared with 123 micrograms.
J11b8 TIL that in the 1950’s Dr. Curt Richter conducted a series of tests with rats in which the first set drowned in water after 15min. But the next set were dried off and placed back in the water and remained alive and swimming for up to 60hrs. Showing that idea of “hope” can keep them alive longer.
e0VnD TIL that the elephant shrew was named simply for it's long nose, but recent genetic evidence has found that it's more closely related to the elephant than it is to the shrew
gMmAy TIL that back when dinosaurs existed, there used to be volcanoes that were erupting on the moon.
QJykp TIL Deer Trail, Colorado tried to pass an ordinance where people can buy drone hunting license that will allow a person to shoot down a drone that is flying over their property.