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TIL a catholic priest first proposed the theory of the expansion of the universe and the big bang

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LklDr TIL Offspring of some worm-like amphibians called caecilians allow their young to eat their flesh. The mothers of Boulengerula taitanus create a nutrient-rich fatty outer layer of skin after laying their eggs. When their offspring hatch, the babies scrape this layer off with specialized teeth.
LkkEP TIL That JFK had a younger sister, Rosemary, who received a lobotomy which made her unable to walk or speak. This was his and his brother's main motivation for all they did for individuals with special needs.
1aDDD TIL of the Guano Islands Act of 1856; a US law that enabled citizens to claim unclaimed islands containing guano (bird excrement) in the name of the United States- due to its use as a fertilizer.
R5dd4 Today I Learned: Not only does Winnie the Pooh's Christopher Robin own a gun, he carries one every day, and accidently shot Pooh
Ood7L TIL while filming a 170 foot waterfall in the movie Apocalypto, a cow was trying to cross upstream and went over the falls. It emerged at bottom, banging against the rocks, but after a local man swam in to calm the cow it then climbed up the bank and began eating grass as if nothing had happened.