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TIL the placenta develops from cells that originate from the embryo, and has the same DNA as the fetus. So eating the placenta is technically eating parts of the baby.

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jNAdN TIL there are no recorded fatal attacks of wild Orcas on humans. In 2005 a 12 yr old boy in AK was bumped by a killer whale while splashing in 4 ft of water. The boy was likely mistaken for a seal and the bump was an aborted attack once the whale realized the mistake
gMb59 TIL: Around 150 years before bimetallic Euro coins appeared, some bimetallic coins circulated in England. In J. Moore's 1840s privately-made "one penny model," proposed replacements for large copper pennies, a copper donut held a pea-sized silvery Queen Victoria disc. Some shopkeepers accepted them.
WRAA TIL that Michael Jackson prank called Russell Crow for “three fucking years” despite the pair having never met.
EpAX TIL that Disney’s oldest continuing character is not Mickey Mouse – it’s Pete, best known for being Goofy’s neighbor in Goof Troop.
4Xeg6 TIL that the most decorated unit in the history of the US Military was composed almost entirely of 2nd generation Japanese-American soldiers during WW2, the 442nd Infantry Regiment.