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TIL that Komodo dragons originated in Australia
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TIL cats can get pregnant by multiple fathers simultaneously. This is how kittens from the same litter can look so different.
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TIL about Gemistos Plethon, a 14th/15th century Greek scholar who rejected Christianity and favoured a return of Hellenic paganism in the Byzantine Empire.
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TIL: There are over 15 countries that have multiple capital cities, including South Africa, Chile, and Malaysia.
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TIL that an 18 year old was sentenced to 17 years in prison for statutory rape, his consensual underage partner was male. If it had been a girl, the maximum sentence would have been 15 months. He served in prison for 5 years until the Kansas Supreme Court ordered his release.
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TIL that, despite the superior balistic performances of rifled muskets, the Americn Civil War losses by infantry fire were not much different from those suffered during the Napoleonic battles. Artillery, though, was much more lethal.