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wLaP6 TIL about Nábrók or necropants … a pair of pants made from human skin worn by icelandic witches. It's unsure if they were a real thing or just folklore.
W7BmY TIL a Galápagos tortoise believed extinct since 1906 was rediscovered in 2022 on a remote island.
X0K06 TIL there are more permutations for a deck of cards than there are atoms on Earth.
XEyDX TIL: Humans have a faster reaction time to audio cues than visual cues. There is also a significant difference between male and female reaction time, as well as between sedentary and regularly exercising individuals.
jN75R TIL a rescue ship at the Titanic sinking pulled a dead infant from the sea who wasn’t able to be identified. The ship’s sailors paid for a graveside monument dedicated to The Unknown Child. In 2007, DNA testing showed the child to be from an English family of six, the Goodwins, who all drowned.