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TIL that watermelons in Japan are square because it makes them easier to store and pack

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grQ9 TIL that “research on one-day-old babies has found that boys look longer at a mechanical mobile while girls look longer at a face. This, as well as the effects of fetal testosterone on later behavior, is argued to be evidence against the sex differences being only due to socialization.”
BgGgx TIL the only (1st generation) human hybrid ever discovered isn't even a homo sapien; she's half Neanderthal and half-Denisovan
4Yr5 TIL that the French ensign (French flag flown at sea) is not equally proportioned in its sections (30:33:37) because it was intended to look equal only when moving
5JKp TIL of a study where two men ate only meat for a year and remained perfectly healthy
GA9V5 TIL the oldest known crocodile, "Mr. Freshie," lived to be an estimated 140 years old after being captured and rehabilitated by Steve Irwin and his team at the Australia Zoo