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TIL Kangaroo and wallabies have 3 vaginas and 2 uterus.

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nYo7 TIL in 1975 a man died of laughter while watching his favourite TV show. His widow later sent The programme a letter thanking them for making his final moments of life so pleasant.
nWBGb TIL that the first heartbeat in zebrafish embryos begins abruptly and in sync across all heart cells, a process likened to an army starting to march in perfect unison without prior practice.
9KQD TIL that John Constantine is one of the only comic book characters to age in real time with his publication. This year he turned 61.
pMYQ TIL In order for NASA to have constant communication with the Skylab space station in the 70’s, 8 specially outfitted planes with satellites flew around around the Earth. Each plane would take turns transmitting data until it was out of reach.
paN4 TIL it’s a mystery why so many bird and dinosaur fossils exhibit a ‘death pose’ - the characteristic posture consisting of head thrown back, tail extended, and mouth wide open