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today i learned that a coin flip isn't 50/50 but 51/49

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R50Lj TIL that the extreme lifelong behavioral problems of Nancy Spungen (gf of Sid Vicious from the Sex Pistols) are thought to be caused by brain damage via birth asphyxia from umbilical cord wrapped around her neck
ADXNd TIL The actor who portrays the elder brother Reese in Malcolm in the Middle (Justin Berfield) is actually younger than the actor who portrayed the “middle” child, Malcolm (Frankie Muniz).
xRgB TIL that China harvests the internal organs of detained prisoners, including Tibetans, underground Christians, and practicioners of the peaceful Falun Gong spiritual movement.
4kL7o TIL that a kangaroo rat can survive without ever drinking water. It extracts water from it's diet of seeds.
wMGW TIL In the 1960s Pakistan briefly considered changing its traffic system from driving on the left to the right. However, camel trains often drove through the night while their drivers were dozing. The difficulty in teaching old camels new tricks was decisive in forcing Pakistan to reject the change.