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TIL that scientists have found the second most widely used herbicide in the US has gotten into the water supply, causes sexual abnormalities in frogs, and is associated with birth defects in humans and animals

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VB0BD TIL that an XY genetic male was born with a womb, and was able to give birth to twins
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b6lmZ TIL about Ahn Changho. He and his wife were the first married Korean couple to immigrate to the US in 1902. He is credited with co-writing South Korea’s national anthem, and two of his sons, Philip Ahn and Ralph Ahn, went on to be actors in Hollywood
N7AwM TIL that musical roads - roads where grooves are strategically placed to cause your car to rumble to the sound of a musical tune - can be found in different countries around the world.
Y7BNx TIL that for the last 5 years, a dummy is flying through outer space in a sports car.