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TIL that an old form of pregnancy test involved injecting rabbits with urine and then killing the rabbit to investigate its ovaries.

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0dbo1 TIL that "Iran" and "Ireland" both translate to "Land of the Aryans".
16VN7 TIL Boeing built a fake town on the roof of their B17 factory during WWII to hide it from Japanese bombers. It included fake 4’ houses and roads and scenery.
e7NJ TIL bacteria outnumbers human cells by at least 10-1 in our bodies. Damn it feels good to be a superorganism.
exJL TIL There is a genetic disease that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes. People with this condition actually look like Hobbits.
BgKVe TIL that miners in Mexico discovered a cavern deep underground filled with gypsum crystals up to 11m long