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TIL approximately 25% of all black swan pairings are between homosexual males. Some couples are so eager for cygnets that “They steal nests, or form temporary threesomes with females to obtain eggs, driving away the female after she lays the eggs”.

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gy77 TIL that according to “Solomon Cuve”(also called the “Crash Risk Curve”) drivers traveling 5 mph (8 km/h) above the average speed of traffic are statistically the least likely to be involved in a crash while crash risk increases dramatically when traveling below the average speed.
QOGe TIL that after giving birth, 50-75% of women carry fetal cells that persist for decades, becoming a part of the mother’s heart, brain, and blood. Mothers can transfer these cells to subsequent children.
9wk8G TIL the idea of grit made famous by Angela Duckworth's research and book on the subject has subsequently been found to be far weaker than she claimed and just a proxy for conscientiousness.
yL5a TIL: The Dutch royal family took refuge in Canada during WW2 occupation, upon the birth of Princess Margriet, the Ottawa maternity ward was temporarily declared to be Dutch territory by the Canadian government. Since then every year the Dutch people send Canada thousands of tulips in appreciation.
neAMW TIL that a genetic mutation can cause a person's bone density to be as 8 times as high as normal people. People with such mutations have known to survive car crashes with no injuries but cannot swim as they will 'sink like a stone' in water.