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TIL more boys are born during times of war and stress and no one knows why. The phenomenon is called the “Returning Soldier Effect”.

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ANA14 TIL "Chief Heat Officer" is a thing now
D1QQJ TIL that Genghis Khan's burial site has never been found. All witnesses of his burial were killed, so no one will know the location
N7Vp1 TIL that Carmel, IN has replaced almost all of their traffic lights by roundabouts. This led to an estimated 40% decrease in all accidents and 90% in fatal ones, saving $180,000 because of lower maintenance cost and several thousands of gallons of gas per roundabout per year
YKAx TIL of the corn field bomber. A fighter jet that landed itself on a cornfield after the pilot ejected from it following an unrecoverable spin. His act of ejection changed the center of gravity of the plane allowing it recover. It went back into service after minor repair work.
OoZlX TIL In addition to "pig latin" there is an actual phrase called "dog latin", which is effectively the creation of fake phrases made to sound like Latin, the most common example of which is probably "Biggus Dickus."