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TIL that during the embryo development 3 sets of kidneys develop, but only one set remains to become the permanent adult kidneys.

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16xZd TIL that the Grand Tetons are named after “Three Breast”
YQNZ TIL that, including the Chernobyl disaster, Nuclear Power is responsible for 0.09 deaths per Terra-watt hour of electricity produced. Coal is responsible for 170 deaths/TWh
EgEd7 TIL 41 years ago, today, 3 people died on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); under the negligent direction of John Landis, after he ordered a helicopter's tail-rotor directly over staged FX explosives. Bringing down the copter, decapitating two and crushing the other to death.
e0Z65 Today I learned, submarine sonar is no a “ping” like movies and games, but actually EXTREMELY loud and can kill people and sea life
JZLV TIL that Sean Connery was once pulled over and fined by a British police officer for over speeding. The Officer’s name was Sergeant James Bond.