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TIL of Tetragametic Chimerism, which occurs when a woman is pregnant with twins and one embryo dies, and the other embryo absorbs the twin's cells. Also it's potential impact on DNA tests, which lead to Lydia Fairchild being accused of fraud and not being the biological mother of her children.

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b6eEZ TIL that on the 13th of September, 1985, Major Doug Pearson became the only pilot to destroy a satellite with a missile, launched from his F-15.
woxp8 TIL that, until 1999, the disc on the Japanese flag was shifted 1% off-centre to the left
lJLa TIL that the suicidal jumpers off the Golden Gate Bridge that survived the fall reported a complete change of heart while falling “I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.“
W64 TIL that there is a bar in Berlin called ‘the beer stock exchange’ .. the beer prices fall and rise due to supply and demand.
kOvYE TIL the Two Towers musical score wasn't even nominated for an Academy Award because of a rule prohibiting scores to sequels that re-uses themes from the previous film, a rule that was then specifically changed to allow Return of the King to be nominated (and win).