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TIL Orion, the son of god Poseidon and Euryale, had the ability to walk on water.

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9w4M TIL Black Irish aren’t black (i.e. of African descent), but rather they generally have dark hair and are most likely related to people who migrated from the Iberian peninsula as the last ice age ended.
KOeXB TIL that in the 1930s, the first pregnancy tests were done through injecting a woman’s urine into an infantile mouse, which would then be dissected so its ovaries can be inspected. If the woman was pregnant, the mouse would show signs of ovulation.
1aw7V TIL a British scientist rode a bike fitted with an ultrasonic distance sensor to see how closely cars would pass him. He found that cars gave him about 6 inches more space when he was wearing a wig so that drivers passing from behind would think he was a woman.
7jbp TIL aged five, Phil Collins entered a talent content at Butlins singing The Ballad of Davy Crockett, stopping the orchestra halfway through to tell them they were playing in the wrong key
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