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TIL that men are blond, and women are blonde

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J1pZ1 TIL 80% of container ships use electric motors - they just use diesel generators to produce energy for the electric motor
xVrrw TIL about the Opabinia, one of the strangest fossils ever discovered. It had five eyes on a flat, shrimp-like body without legs, was covered in chitinous scales and had a long, extensible mouhtpiece, like the one found in common houseflies, but much longer.
9YQdM TIL our modern depiction of the stereotypical witch comes from brewsters of the Middle Ages who would use cauldrons to brew, broomsticks as shop signs, and tall pointy hats to stand out in a crowd.
JY0om TIL of Paul Alexander, one of the last people living in an iron lung after he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of 6. Despite his disability, he is an author and practicing lawyer
1rMX TIL during World War II, a Soviet pilot named Alexey Maresyev was shot down by Germans and dragged himself for 18 days to Soviet controlled territory. After having his legs amputated, he learned how to fly with prosthetics and returned to combat.