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TIL: incubating premature babies got it’s start as a side show exhibit in Coney Island

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pk44 TIL if a female dog grows in the womb between two male dogs, she may turn out to be a “tomboy” due to testosterone exposure and demonstrate masculine behaviours such as lifting her leg to pee.
8erEb TIL That during WW1 France built a replica of the city of Paris which included the Eiffel Tower and was located on the outskirts just in case of a German attack.
woGro TIL Judges' leniency in sentencing is influenced by timing and breaks. A study analyzing judges' decisions in criminal cases revealed that they were more likely to give favorable rulings early in the day and after breaks like lunch. Chance of a positive ruling decreased from 65% to 0 as time lapses.
X01kE TIL the Great Horned Owl can be as big as 2' tall with a 4'6" wingspan and still weigh only 5 pounds. Their talons have the crush strength of a German Shepherd's bite, about 300 lbs/sq inch, so they can break the spines of their prey.
E1QxX TIL: Apophenia is the tendency to mistakenly perceive connections and meaning between unrelated things. This includes pareidolia (seeing a face within an inanimate object) and the Gambler's fallacy (seeing patterns in random numbers that appear in lotteries, card games, or roulette wheels).