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TIL that female hares can conceive a second litter of offspring while still pregnant with the first through a phenomenon called ‘superfetation’

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wLEJ1 TIL Saturn's rings have an atmosphere of molecular oxygen (O2) which is independent from the planet's atmosphere.
dDkgQ TIL one of the most common mutations is Polydactyly, where a person is born with one or more extra fingers, affecting 1 out of every 1000 newborns.
6ERkm TIL of the Battle of Karánsebes, where drunk Calvary yelling "Turk!" as a joke. The infantry believed them and opened fire, causing the officers to shout "Stop!" The artillery thought it was "Allah" and opened fire. Two days later the Ottoman army arrived, discovering the dead and wounded.
R70a6 TIL that on 21 October 1966, a coal mining spoil heap liquefied due to having been placed on top of a mountain spring, and collapsed onto the town of Aberfan, Wales, burying houses and the Pantglas primary school, resulting in the deaths of 116 children, 5 teachers, and 23 residents of the town
9wpnr TIL cheese has morphine-like compound named casomorphin