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TIL that DNA has a 521-year half-life

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9wM4X TIL that prior to 9/11, the most FDNY firefighters lost in a single day was 12. The 23rd St Fire on October 17, 1966 killed 12 Firefighters when a floor collapsed. A recent renovation to the building had removed a load-bearing wall in the basement to increase storage space for an art dealer tenant.
a8PdM TIL Aristotle supported infant exposure in ancient Greece, arguing deformed babies "shall not live." Unwanted kids (often girls or sickly) were left outdoors to die "naturally"—seen as less brutal than direct killing.
8XwX TIL: In 2011 there were 3 known cases around the world of twins coming from different fathers.
78RyL TIL Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park's 1300 sq km of primeval forest is the last remains of a canopy that eight centuries ago covered northern Europe. Its 300 or so European bison were driven to near extinction before being bred back from 12 animals
wEBM TIL No pixar movie has ever made less than $150million domestically