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TIL that Josef Mengele's skeleton is now used as an educational aid for students studying medicine at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.

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aKV0 TIL the theme to the children’s cartoon series “Arthur” was written by son of Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley.
8aK9L TIL Shakespeare became wealthy by hoarding grain, and reselling at inflated prices during a period of famine. He used the profits for money-lending activity and was pursued by authorities for tax evasion and was prosecuted for hoarding grain.
pYWD4 TIL Facultative bipedalism is when an animal primarily walks on four or more legs but can walk/run using only two legs. Facultive bipedalism is found many species including insects, lizard, rodents, and primates.
PlxG TIL - One teaspoon of water contains about three times as many atoms as the Atlantic Ocean contains teaspoons of water
pYvNN TIL about the Bechdel test. It tries to measure the representation of women in film/fiction by asking if at least two women talk to each other about something other than a man.