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TIL some Australian Leeches live exclusively on land, also having Two jaws

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XE4ZX TIL Carrie C White spent 75 years in Florida State Hospital after being institutionalized by her husband. Staff didn’t know why she was there for so long, given her lack of meds, or symptoms. Few would know of her if Guinness World Records hadn’t temporarily named her the oldest person in the world.
8eaBV TIL that a Mother Cow once hid her Baby Calf from a farmer after she gave birth to twins and had to sacrifice its other calf to the farmer
a8jgA TIL that Sweden has a "sourdough hotel" where people can deposit their sourdough starters to be fed and cared for while they are on vacation.
wjXJ TIL France bans all non-court ordered paternity tests in a desire to “preserve the peace.”
0d8ON TIL that ice doesn’t melt effectively in a microwave. The water molecules are held strongly to each other and do not vibrate enough to generate heat. Throwing in ice cubes with your food will produce steam which in turn will produce more evenly cooked food.