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TIL that 13% of American households own backyard chickens

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nWoaP TIL During early development the gonads of the [human] fetus remain undifferentiated; that is, all fetal genitalia are the same and are phenotypically female.
DQanP TIL During the 1990's, the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo unsuccessfully experimented with anthrax, botulinum toxin, cholera, Ebola, and Q fever.
Y7MBx TIL The co-founder of the CIAs venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel, was originally a video game designer.
yVKO8 TIL Chuck Mawhinney was a United States Marine who holds the Corps record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War.
NBjb TIL the magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was so strong that the vibration was felt and detected by an orbiting satellite