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TIL that Emma is the most popular baby girl name in the US
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TIL that in 2006, two women named Madeleine Mores (who claimed to have never met each other) both claimed to have the same identity along w/ corroborating birth certificates and govt documentation. When presented with a photograph of them together from the 1940’s, neither remembered it being taken.
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TIL that Notre-Dame cathedral features a carving of a knight fleeing from a rabbit, symbolizing cowardice. This carving inspired the Rabbit of Caerbannog scene in Month Python and the Holy Grail.
4MPR
TIL that when you sign up for the CVS rewards program you are agreeing to wave your HIPAA rights, and CVS can then disclose your medical information to others
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TIL If the human sperm succeeds in penetrating a hamster egg, a hybrid embryo is created. This is known as a humster
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TIL that in 1752, in England and Wales, people went to bed on the 2nd of September and woke up on the 14th of September. Skipping 11 days entirely because of the implementation of the Gregorian Calendar.