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TIL that actually men's genes create the placenta

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RVA9 TIL that Orthodox Jews believe that a baby that doesnt live at least 30 days is considered an appendage and doesnt deserve mourning or special burial.
vLXR TIL Canada is so big that Cape Spear, Newfoundland is closer to London than to Vancouver.
x6jb7 TIL that STAR WARS released a Christmas music album in 1980 and the producers wanted a better lead singer for the track "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas" so they asked the 17 year old kid who was sweeping floors at the studio, and he nailed it. His name was Jon Bon Jovi.
a814M TIL Employees working for movie theaters in the US are exempted from federal law requiring overtime pay. The clause within the 'Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938' establishing "exemption for any employee employed by an establishment which is a motion picture theater" still remains in place today.
P1EZg TIL Edmund Kemper helped a nonprofit called Volunteers of Vacaville in reading/recording books for blind people to listen to. He logged over 5000 hours between 1977-1987 but stopped in 2015 after a stroke.