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TIL Stone Age Europeans may have practiced human sacrifice, including live burial under houses…

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VMVn8 TIL In 1976 Terry Kubicka was the first and last figure skater to legally perform a backflip in his performance at the Olympics, it was banned shortly after.
W8jB TIL the oldest known person to live, Jeanne Calment, both met Van Gogh and appeared in a movie in 1990.
71dp TIL bed bug infestations are growing uncontrollably in the U.S. and there’s a website that lets you check if places you go are contaminated.
6EMA8 TIL sea otters have the densest fur in the world, with around 140,000 hairs per sq cm
v18x8 TIL When a male giraffe is looking to impregnate a female, it brushes her read end with his nose to prompt urination. When she starts to pee, the male tastes the urine so he can the detect hormones that confirm whether she is ready to mate.