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TIL that it is possible for a human to become a Chimera by fusing with his/her fraternal twin in the womb. If it occurs early enough, each twin will claim body parts as his/her own, allowing a single person to be made up of two genetically different individuals.

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LQd9d TIL Zakia Khudadadi was the first Afghan female sportsperson to participate in an international sporting event after the Taliban takeover when she competed in the 2021 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She publicly requested help in order to safely leave Afghanistan and take part at the Tokyo Paralympics
Wk9n8 TIL that Bhutan uses a "Gross National Happiness" index instead of the gross domestic product, because the government thinks that the collective happiness of Bhutan's population is more important than the country's market value
X0Plr TIL after Gram Parsons, the primary singer songwriter for the Country Rock band, The Flying Burrito Brothers, died, his body stolen by his manager and his assistant. It was then burned at Joshua Tree. They only paid fines, and the money used to pay the fines was raised with a benefit concert.
xZy0 TIL that in 2012, 400 Spanish soccer fans wanted to see their club play in the Europa League final held in Bucharest, Romania. By mistake, they chartered a plane to Budapest, Hungary.
xV07b TIL that 93,000 ethnic Koreans voluntarily left Japan for North Korea after World War II in search of work and housing. Most regretted it. A few hundred escaped the North later.