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TIL that a Bangladeshi woman was still pregnant with twins in a second uterus after she gave her first birth only 26 days ago

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YJ4A TIL C.W. Post (founder of Post cereals) suffered several mental breakdowns. His doctor’s name? John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of corn flakes.
OoG0g TIL that in the game of 8 Ball the 'ball in hand' rule (meaning if the opponent 'scratches' the ball can be placed anywhere on the table) is actually used in professional games. "Which is unlike most amateurs play at home."
Brn9y TIL: During the first world war, so many starving wolves had assembled that the opposing Russian and German forces formed a temporary alliance in order to fight them off!
ANQjo TIL of Dan Black, a UK man who became paralyzed and fundraised for an experimental stem cell treatment to help him walk again. Upon reaching his a goal, he heard of a young boy who also needed the treatment. He donated all of the funds to the young boy and Dan Black still remains paralyzed today.
PYBpL TIL the Pledge of Allegiance was written to sell more flags in the US