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TIL: About Vanishing Twin Syndrome (VTS), a Miscarriage in a Multiple Pregnancy (Twins or Triplets), the Tissue of One Embryo Absorbed 'Harmlessly' by the Mother and Other Embryo(s)

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eoP5 TIL that in 2009, Rapper Coolio attempted to stage dive. Nobody in the crowd caught him and he was beaten up while also having his shoes stolen.
b9eyp TIL the bell on early cash registers (circa 1884), not marketing, is why prices like $1.99 rather than $2.00 exist. The 1¢ change back to the customer forced the cashier to open the till, ringing the bell, and make change. Otherwise the sale could more easily be pocketed by the clerk.
ADedo TIL During World War I, the German government carried out a census of Jews to prove that german Jews weren't pulling their weight in the war effort. What they found out instead was that Jews were overrepresented on the front lines.
gr1yA TIL: Taiwan has two active-duty submarines that saw action in World War Two.
VBAe8 TIL the Nazis made a landing in North America during WW2.