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TIL that actually men's genes create the placenta

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ZpZva TIL of Operation Matador, a British plan to make a preemptive attack on the Japanese Empire in WWII. It was halted on December 6, 1941 - the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the following morning.
l7OxN TIL Much of Canada's National Parks were built by suspected enemies of state, conscientious objectors, and the jobless. In 1943, 440 German POWs were brought to Riding Mountain National Park where they captured a bear and made it the camp mascot.
d8mWB TIL in 1923, a dog named Bobbie was separated from his owners and lost. Six months later, Bobbie appeared on their doorstep mangy and scrawny with feet worn to the bone; he walked over 2500 miles (4000 km) of plains, desert and mountains an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day.
daA8 TIL smoker’s bones are far weaker than non smoker’s, and take far longer to heal.
X96X TIL that the only Americans with their own personal zip code are the President and Smokey Bear.