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TIL baby manta rays are born like little burritos, with their fins wrapped around their bodies.

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NP0E TIL Amish Mafia on Discovery is completely fake (as opposed to just being kinda fake) [snopes]
GYB85 TIL J.F.K Jr secretly met with Princess Diana ditching Prince Charles. This meeting largely went unnoticed by the press as when discussing methods to go incognito they decided on going through the front door as the press wouldn’t ever think of them doing so.
DQKYg TIL That dice can be intransitive. Three dice, A, B, and C, can be made in such a way that on average: A will roll higher than B; B will roll higher than C; and C will roll higher than A
oRY7R TIL the Battle of Antietam during the US Civil War saw 53,632 Union soldiers against 30,646 Confederate soldiers. The 12 hours of brawl led to 22,727 casualties from both sides, and became a major turning point in the Union's favor.
A754 TIL The letter ‘E’ used to designate a failing grade until it was phased out by the 1930’s over fear of students interpreting it to mean 'excellent’.