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TIL: That a fetus can absorb its twin in the womb and it's known as "vanishing twin syndrome"

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5Y4bR TIL that an escaped convict was captured in Wisconsin after living for 3 years in a homemade bunker in the woods. The bunker was so sophisticated that it even had a TV, fans, and lights that were powered by pedaling a bicycle.
D1DWJ TIL that after completing his 20 yr sentence in 2000, John Lennon's killer has been denied parole every 2 years since. Next parole hearing is Aug 2020.
Z8Y5v TIL It is legal in in 45 US states for doctors and medical students to perform pelvic exams on unconscious women for medical training, without explicit consent. This may also be done during consented medical procedures that are unrelated to gynecology.
dJMZ TIL When Prince released “1999”, 1999 was as far in the future as it now is in the past (16.3 years).
R7pW9 TIL Aristotle observed that fossils of seashells in rocks resembled those found on beaches. He inferred that the fossils in rocks were formed by organisms, and he reasoned that the positions of land and sea had been changing slowly since ancient times. Leonardo da Vinci agreed with this reasoning.