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TIL the Samson Option - If Israel’s existence as a state is ever threatened militarily, they plan to take the whole world with them.

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16oJD TIL Occam's Razor, the principle which advocates for simplicity in explanations and theories (literally and specifically "Plurality must never be posited without necessity") is named after William of Ockham. The spelling variation "Occam" likely arose due to changes in transliteration over time.
LklO0 TIL of conjoined twins who share a brain stem. When one is tickled, the other jumps, and putting a pacifier in the mouth of one could cause the other to stop crying. There is evidence that the twins can even see through each other's eyes.
ZebG TIL a UK judge ordered a criminal to be released as at a height of 7'2" he was too big for prisons.
v1jDD TIL the bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep's vertebrae whole. The bird's stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours.
oRZoR TIL Jason Statham used to be a professional High Diver