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TIL that men can lactate/produce milk.

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NXxkN TIL Mariesa Weber, a Florida woman who was missing for nearly 2 weeks, was found dead in her own bedroom. After an extensive search, her body was discovered wedged behind a bookshelf. Family members said they believe she fell over as she tried to adjust the plug of a television that was behind it.
rjg4 TIL There is a Star Wars comic called Into the Great Unknown in which Han Solo and Chewbacca crash into Earth after using Hyperspace blindly. Native Americans kill Han, and his body is discovered by Indiana Jones 126 years later while searching for Sasquatch—which turns out to be Chewbacca.
joDv TIL that the Mormon Church advocates that it’s members stockpile up to 3 months worth of food “to prepare for adversity.”
6EYl8 TIL one of Edgar Allan Poe’s rivals wrote a scathing obituary about him in order to posthumously destroy him. However, his attempt failed and sales from Poe’s works skyrocketed.
nexLb TIL that ostriches don't bury their heads in sand and think they have hidden from danger. They dig holes to bury their eggs. The myth came about from people seeing ostriches putting their heads in the holes to turn the eggs to ensure they are evenly heated.