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TIL, an explorer named 7 mountains after his wife’s nipple

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eppXJ TILT there were (twin) pregnancies wherein the more developed kid pumps blood for both the twins (acardiac and cardiac), and the acardiac twin cannot reciprocate it in any way, therefore causing cardiac failure in the developed one.
ANOaB TIL of the Guy Goma BBC interview. In 2006, major technology journalist Guy Kewney was set to be interviewed by the BBC regarding a major court case. After a producer asked for "Guy", Guy Goma, a man waiting for an IT job interview, was accidentally questioned live on television regarding the case.
kO99d TIL Dwarf-tossing in establishments that sell liquor is illegal in Florida
dDnrK TIL legendary kids' TV powerhouse CINAR was found to be defrauding Canadian taxpayers for government grants under Canadian Content rules by falsely crediting shows as being written by Canadian employees working for them, when the shows were really written by Americans.
697eY TIL: The Orang Minyak or "oily man" is a supernatural creature that abducts young women. It is able to climb walls and evade capture due to being slippery. It is usually described as being naked and versions of the legend vary between it being an evil warlock, "rapist covered in oil", or a summon.