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TIL that carbon nanotubes were found in Damascus steel swords from the Seventeenth Century

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4XrY5 TIL that there is a condition Uterus Didelphys where a person has a double uterus with two separate cervices. In some instances there have been twin births where each uterus carried a separate pregnancy.
KOZKQ TIL the song "Old Town Road" is based off a Nine Inch Nails instrumental from the free-to-use album Ghosts I-IV.
GGe7 TIL in 1923, Jockey Frank Hayes had a heart attack and died in the middle of a race. His horse won the race while Hayes’ body remained in the saddle, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death.
PY4Ag TIL about how medieval tax records were kept or why notched sticks were so important back then.
PYkmO TIL: Debbie Harry & Andy Kaufman starred in a Broadway play about wrestling; closed after 1st night