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TIL that over 90% of fetuses diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome in the UK are terminated.

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ewoD TIL, there was once a game of tug-of-war so large and intense that two men lost their arms during the battle. (They were later re-attached).
VBXWm TIL in 1999, Martin Lawrence collapsed from heat exhaustion while jogging in heavy clothing and a plastic suit in preparation for Big Momma’s House. He recovered in the hospital after entering a three-day near fatal coma due to a body temperature of 107 °F, his breathing assisted by a ventilator.
WM6N TIL George Lucas was in debt after building Skywalker Ranch and producing the bomb “Howard the Duck”, so he sold the Lucasfilm CGI division to Steve Jobs, which later became Pixar.
m1waO TIL that the destroyed appearance of the Parthenon was not due to time, but an explosion caused by a cannonball in 1687
MekgV TIL azure-winged magpies show 'human-like' generosity. They provide food to their group members spontaneously and without the other birds begging them. This so-called 'proactive prosociality' has long been believed to be a human hallmark.