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TIL cows and humans have very similar reproductive systems.

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R5wRa TIL: In 1905 an outlaw was shot, buried, dug up by his buddies for a last drink, and reburied.
gv5b TIL slow music playing in a restaurant makes perception of time slow by about 13%, and also makes customers buy up to 40% more drinks than normal
rbe4 TIL that whether Marco Polo actually traveled to China is unclear. No Chinese record mentions him. His account of the trip never mentions the Great Wall, Chinese characters, chopsticks, or footbinding.
78gnb TIL the “happy birthday” song we all sing didn’t exist until 1893
6xGJ TIL of Terry Jo Dupperrault who in 1961 at 11 yrs old survived 4 days at sea on a cork float after the boat she was on sank. The boats captain murdered everyone aboard including her parents and siblings. Police thought the soul survivor was the boats captain.