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TIL that kangaroos and other marsupials have three vaginas and that a female kangaroo can be perpetually pregnant.

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b66v4 TIL The Venus de Milo, as a Greek sculpture, would more accurately be called Aphrodite de Milos (Milos is the Greek island where it was discovered). Although it may also be a depiction of the sea goddess, Amphitrite.
9wQBr TIL that the first human death by a Southern Cassowary was in Australia in 1926, when the bird defeated two brothers who were trying to hunt it. The older brother was killed via his jugular vein being cut, and the younger brother was scared off after being knocked over.
R5WNw TIL Frank Hayes, a jockey, died of a heart attack during his final horse race but still won. Unexpectedly, he suffered the attack mid-race, yet his body remained on the horse, crossing the finish line first. Sadly, it was his first and only win throughout his racing career.
kO0b7 TIL The singing and playing of the Mexican National Anthem is regulated by law. It may not be altered in any fashion, nor can it be used for commercial or promotional purposes. It may only be performed during solemn acts of official, civic, cultural, scholastic or sport character.
9YdRr TIL of the Gish gallop, a technique used where you try to overwhelm someone with a rapid series of many half-truths and misrepresentations in a short space of time, which makes it impossible for someone to refute or fact-check all of them.