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TIL The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog was Inspired by the Façade of Notre-Dame Cathedral

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PQWw TIL a woman filing for public assistance failed 4 DNA tests to prove maternity of her children. She was taken to court and risked losing custody. It was later discovered she had absorbed her twin in the womb and her reproductive organs carried different DNA to other parts of her body.
5VQnR TIL that Martha's Vineyard constitutes the County of Dukes County. This redundant name is due to the fact that it was formed as Dukes County in New York before being transferred to Massachusetts and reincorporated under its current name in 1695.
NXbBJ TIL that The Eternal Indian (aka Blackhawk Statue) in Oregon, Illinois is said to be the second largest concrete monolithic statue in the world.
gakX TIL Apartheid South Africa had a secret weapons program to develop germs that would only kill blacks or lower their birthrate.
L9xQ TIL that through the process of grafting it is possible for one tree to produce multiple types of fruit. One remarkable example is the Tree of 40 fruit that produces up to 40 different stone fruits simultaneously