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TIL: In 2010, a boa constrictor was shown to have reproduced asexually via parthenogenesis. This is only the third genetically confirmed case of consecutive virgin births of viable offspring from a single female within any vertebrate lineage.

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78n0p TIL Samosas (fried, potato based triangular savoury South Asian snack) is banned in Somalia since 2011 due to Samosa's resemblance to the Christian trinity.
9ZnD TIL that in December 1840, Abraham Lincoln and 4 other Illinois congressmen jumped out of a window in a political maneuver designed to prevent a quorum on a vote that would have eliminated the Illinois State Bank.
d84X8 TIL in 1987, in Brazil, a ship carrying 22tons of weed in 3lb cans dumped all of it in the sea after being chased by Brazilian authorities. The cans were carried to the coastline by the tides, and most ended up being found (and used) by locals. This event came to be known as "The Summer of the Cans"
ANmlg TIL that while production of "The Big Sleep" had concluded during World War II, scenes with Lauren Bacall were added in postwar reshoots following her marriage to the film's star Humphrey Bogart, with the hopes of enhancing the movie with their on-screen chemistry.
xVypo TIL about The Shaggs, an all female rock band from New Hampshire who despite being remembered for their seeming ineptitude to play rock, were called “better than The Beatles” by Frank Zappa and made an album Kurt Cobain considered one of the best of all time.