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TIL that, at the embryonic stage of development, humans have two hearts. They eventually fuse into one but, theoretically, if they were kept separated they would develop into two functional hearts.

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kg6B TIL a programmer at a game company got so tired of producers asking for changes just because they felt they had to contribute, that he animated a flapping duck into the game “Battle Chess”. When the producer reviewed the animations, he said, “That looks great. Just one thing: get rid of the duck.”
opYR Til an earthquake can have a negative magnitude
Lk51Z TIL there is a gas bank in Minnesota that allows you to pre-purchase gas at current prices. You can then withdraw gas any time in the future for your purchased price, regardless of the current price
K8g9 TIL the word “gay” to mean homosexual came from the term “gaycat,” a slang term among “hobos” meaning a young man who accompanies an older, more experienced “hobo”
low1a TIL in 400s BCE, Athens would herd citizens into a town hall assembly with red-stained ropes to get them to participate in the local Democracy. There was a fine if they got any red die on their clothes.