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TIL that a cat can be its own twin when two fertilized eggs fuse together.

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9YYeG A dermatologist investigates
a8OLM Today I learned that Disneyland used to have a "land" called Holidayland. It opened in 1957, but was so unsuccessful that it closed less than five years later. It has since been replaced by New Orleans Square, home of Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.
aRDb TIL that Kassi Manlan, the representative for the World Health Organization in Burundi, was murdered by colleagues and senior members of the Burundian police and security services after Dr. Manlan discovered that malaria funds were being diverted to private bank accounts.
neyNB TIL Snooze lasts 9 minutes for 2 reasons. 1: The original snooze feature had to be worked in around the existing gearing of a clock, and keeping it in single digits was more technically logical. 2: If you sleep past the 10-minute mark, your body falls into a deep, making waking up more unpleasant.
6EWXJ TIL That the word "Jiffy" (as in, "i'll be back in a jiffy" or "Jiffy Lube") refers to an actual Unit of time, 'The Jiffy', which is defined as "the amount of time light takes to travel one fermi (about the size of a nucleon) in a vacuum".