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TIL flipping a coin isn’t 50/50.

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oRk08 TIL Emperor Keikō, the 12th Emperor of Japan, was according to tradition 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm) tall, had at least 80 children from multiple wives and lived 143 years.
8aye4 TIL that romans invented the flamethrower in the early middle ages, only to lose the invention when the guy who invented it died. They re-invented it about 200 years later. It's also most likely the inspiration for the "wilfire" in GoT.
jxpv TIL that there is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.
OG8kY TIL that the Amazon River got its name from the Amazons of Ancient Greek Myths, due to an encounter with natives which took place in 1541
4k6JX TIL medical students generally come from affluent backgrounds