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TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity.

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NWX6 TIL actors and actresses can buy their way to an Oscar. They throw money at advertising, promotions and gifts to academy members, and has proven successful for some that otherwise wouldn’t have won.
NXG5M TIL that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was informed of Osama Bin Laden’s death before the rest of th world found out. Johnson also made a tweet where he stated that he was proud to be an American, 45 minutes before Bin Laden’s death was announced by the White House.
XvrQ TIL that in 1968, a bomber carrying 4 nuclear weapons crashed over an icy bay in Greenland. The recovered debris only accounted for 3 out of the 4 weapons, and searches for the missing bomb under the ice were unsuccessful.
kOBK5 TIL that Steven Spielberg is the reason we have historical World War II first person shooters. Medal of Honor was created in 1999 Steven Spielberg wanted to make a video game that could teach kids about World War II. his game laid down the the groundwork for the genre to continue
p8v8O TIL a documentary TV crew's search for exotic animals off of Australia's coast instead turned up a real-life island castaway