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TIL Chickens can spontaneously change their sex

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oY7K TIL the King of Saudi Arabia has been holding four of his daughters hostage for nearly 13 years. They have been deprived of food and water and are being physically and psychologically tortured.
X4m8 TIL Tolkien did not want the third LOTR publication to be called ‘Return of the King’, as he felt it revealed too much of the story. This title was chosen by the publisher.
pYABO TIL the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in Scotland and the UK) was made by James Robertson, an Edinburgh botanist, in 1771.
nJv9 TIL the name for the 9mm Parabellum is derived from the latin adage, “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” If you seek peace, prepare for war.
8joL TIL: Dr. Yamanaka was described as an incompetent surgeon. He later turned to research and discovered Induced Pluripotent Stem cells and received a Nobel Prize for it.