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TIL that manatees use their farts to swim

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l7DVV TIL In 2019, David Dobrik (22) got married to Jason Nash's mother, Lorraine Nash (75). if I understood correctly, it was in order to make her alligable for getting an american citizenship, cause' she didn't have one previously? They stayed married for about a month, after which they divorced.
5YGVR TIL in 1943 to save copper for WWII production, the US Mint made pennies from steel with a coating of zinc. These pennies had a silver appearance rather than the traditional copper coloring.
EbGw TIL that David Eaglemen, a neuroscientist, threw himself and other volunteers down a 150ft drop to observe perception of time as they fell.
P1nbn TIL of the more than 43,000 different species of spiders found in the world, less than 30 have been responsible for human deaths.
78mQP TIL the Manchu people ruled China from 1636 to 1912, and their language, both pronunciation and script, resembles Mongolian.