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TIL Aristotle developed a comprehensive and systematic theory of animal reproduction and embryology. He hypothesized that the 'final cause' or purpose of sexual generation lies in its ability to create more options for diverse functions

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Oobk4 TIL dinosaur farts and burps were a key factor in the earth overheating 150 million years ago. Sauropods would release 520 million metric tonnes of gas yearly.
LkKlm TIL that Benjamin Wade, a 19th century "Radical Republican", earned praise from Karl Marx in the preface of Das Kapital for his open criticism of capitalism
wLGR1 TIL of Malchik, a stray dog that made a Moscow train station his home, acting as the resident guard dog. In 2001, a woman fatally wounded Malchik, stabbing him multiple times with a kitchen knife. The woman was arrested and tried. A statue, named "Compassion", was erected in honour of Malchik.
mxk4o TIL about the illusory truth effect: the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure. A repeated statement is easier to process than a new, unrepeated statement, which leads people to think that the repeated one is more truthful.
8agXP TIL Jason wasn’t planned to appear in the original Friday the 13th screenplay. Makeup designer Tom Savini had the idea to have Jason appear at the end because he had just seen Carrie and thought the movie needed a “chair jumper.”