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TIL that after sex, female armadillos can delay the implantation of the fertilized egg, choosing at will when to actually become pregnant.

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b6gLN TIL that Kurt Cobain got the inspiration to make Nirvana's famous song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" when Kathleen Hanna, the singer of the band "Bikini Kill" wrote "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on a board. Teen Spirit was a woman's deodorant and he didn't knew it until he was done with the song.
4kPV5 TIL British accents noticeable change within the UK every 25 miles
EgQNo TIL of the history of bedsheet ghosts, and that English thieves dressed up as them to traumatize their victims.
j657a TIL during WWII, the Allies planned a secret operation called “Operation Vegetarian” to drop infected cow cakes over German fields, aiming to spread anthrax among German livestock and disrupt food supplies.
695Wl TIL of Eddie Futch who trained four of the five fighters (Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick), who defeated Muhammad Ali.