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TIL Chickens can spontaneously change their sex

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oBly7 TIL the location of Akkad, the capital of the Akkadian Empire (the first known empire), is still unknown
jgWE TIL the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach was in good health but died from complications due to vision correction surgery in 1750.
0dRyj TIL a 2019 study indicated EpiPens (epinephrine auto-injectors) could still be effective up to 30 months past their expiry date
x6ajw TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection.
LkmV0 TIL Dubbed as one of the worse sales promotions in history, Hoover nearly went bankrupt after promising UK customers a flight to the USA and back if they spent £100 or more on their products. Hoover cancelled the promotion before many customers received their tickets and some even took legal action.