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TIL people have been trying to figure out whether fat collected from dead pigs was used to move the big rocks during the construction of Stonehenge

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0droM TIL studies have found that many haunted houses contain dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide or other toxins, which can lead to illusions. This is why haunted houses are often old, which increases the likelihood of having outdated and faulty appliances.
a7WM TIL The risk of a birth defect when first cousins have children is the same risk as any woman over 40 having children.
N7YbJ TIL In 1997, the British handed Hong Kong back to China, the end of a 99-year-long lease
KO8YB TIL that the brain goes into an "incubation period" for ideas when we are in a relaxed state, like when showering. This allows the subconscious mind to bring the solutions and ideas it has been working on to your conscience state, and in turn, give you interesting/brilliant thoughts.
vPyPD TIL there are only 14 possible (Gregorian) Calendars but it takes 26 years to cycle through them. If you start with 9 different consecutive calendars it takes another 17 years to “collect” the other 5.