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TIL that all domestic golden hamsters are descended from one female – probably one captured in 1930 in Syria

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4pBo TIL there is a theory that our universe has collided with other universes in the past and we can view the scars by studying the night sky
69R6Z TIL "アニメ/Anime" and "コスプレ/Kosupure" (cosplay) were borrowed from English, then later reborrowed back into English
b9wlj TIL about Judith Catchpole, a young maidservant in the colony of Maryland, who was tried in 1656 for witchcraft and killing her newborn child. The judge summoned an all-female jury, who determined that Judith did not kill her child - in fact, there were no signs that Judith had even been pregnant.
nWjoY TIL that the infamous font Comic Sans is easier to read than most fonts for dyslexic people.
E10A7 TIL the cause of death of the individuals who jumped out of the WTC on 9/11 are ruled as homicides due to blunt trauma (as opposed to suicides)