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TIL, the Roman ruins where Caesar was murdered are now a large cat sanctuary

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9wVdD TIL the placenta develops from cells that originate from the embryo, and has the same DNA as the fetus. So eating the placenta is technically eating parts of the baby.
OY51 TIL that in 1953 the U.S and U.K. worked together to overthrow the Democratic Iranian government.
nXRd TIL Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
a8E5o TIL that elephants were once used as executioners in South and Southeast Asia. In India, rogue elephants were trained to carry out executions by crushing, dismembering, or torturing victims with their immense power.
GYGxg TIL that every single Presidential Election since 1964 has had a larger turnout of women-voters than men-voters. In other words, women have decided every single president since John F Kennedy, including the current one.