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TIL that the gender of a sea turtle is determined by the temperature of the sand... the saying goes, "hot chicks, cool dudes".

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9wJr7 TIL that it's not a crime to escape prison in many countries
b9XD7 TIL President Grover Cleveland found he had a tumor in his mouth, and it needed immediate attention. To avoid the public knowing, he went on a 4-day trip on a yacht to have it removed. It was done without leaving facial scars and the tumor is in a jar on display in a Philadelphia museum.
Wk5BB TIL that in 1967, then Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt went missing while swimming at Cheviot Beach, Victoria, in rough conditions. He was presumed dead, although his body was never recovered.
epVEJ TIL intercontinental ballistic missiles use celestial navigation to check and correct their course (initially set using internal gyroscopes) while flying outside the Earth's atmosphere.
pBKp TIL Judith Barsi (Voice of Ducky from The Land Before Time) was brutally shot and killed along side her mother by her father at the age of 10.