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TIL twins can have different dads by the occurrence called heteropaternal superfecundation

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bW40 TIL that the reason Ulysses S Grant was considered a “drunk” was because he only weighed 135 pounds and couldn’t handle his alcohol well
VPoQ TIL It was Persian custom to debate “affairs of weight” while drunk and sober. The same conclusion had to be reached when drunk and sober to be acted upon.
R7xv9 TIL the tongue and hyoid bone of this pileated woodpecker wrap around its skull to help cushion the brain while it's pecking for food. The bird's inner-skull contains compressible sponge-like bone, mostly concentrated in the forehead and the back of the skull, which functions as a shock absorber.
a8x7N TIL research across 160 cultures revealed that spousal infidelity is the most common reason for a breakup
kOxP1 TIL That the woman in the famous Alfred Hitchcock shower scene was Jamie Lee Curtis’ mother