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TIL that seaweeds are not plants.

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WOAX TIL that two identical twins were adopted by separate families, but both were called Jim, married women named Linda, got divorced and married women named Betty, both named their dogs Toy, and much more.
LXLm TIL, that in December 2011, a US court ruled rape an occupational hazard in the US armed force.
PBWZ TIL in San Antonio, TX, lynchings used to be held in front of the San Fernando Cathedral until the priest cut the trees in which the hangings took place
x64b1 TIL about 'Mirror-life'. Theoretically mirror life forms should exist but haven't been discovered yet. There is ongoing research into creation of mirror image life and the scientific community is worried about the implications for humanity.
0d7Lj TIL that from the 1200s to 1835, the Tower of London housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals