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TIL that up until the 1960′s, the only reliable pregnancy test was to inject a woman’s urine into a female African clawed frog. If the woman was pregnant, the frog would ovulate within 12 hours.

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xO47 TIL John Cena has granted more than 400 Make-a-Wish requests, more than anyone in the charity’s history.
1anP TIL Coconut juice – or water inside – not only is sterile, but has the same electrolytic balance as human blood, which enabled medics in the Pacific Theater in World War II to use it as an emergency substitute for plasma.
KOrr6 TIL There are still Greek speaking remnants from ancient times in Southern Italy
lwJG TIL that in 1966 a 26yr old man successfully fasted for 382 days and lost 276lbs
VbN4 TIL of the “Sisyphus Train,” a project currently underway in Nevada meant to recover surplus grid power that can’t be stored very easily. During the day, the excess power is used to drive the train up a hill. At night, the train rolls back down, generating it all back again.