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TIL Clownfish Turn Into Females When Older

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Zpj7D TIL: The Hittite plague was one of the diseases that helped caused a Bronze Age collapse alongside smallpox and lasted 2 decades. It is considered the first recorded form of biological warfare as Hittites brought infected rams to enemies. It was also named, "The Hand of Nergle" in ancient tablets.
9Qd6 TIL Edward Pena, one of the trapped Chilean miners finished a marathon after training everyday while trapped in the mine for 69 days
5VaPr TIL about the 1926 Baumes law, a New York statute where anyone convicted of more than three separate felonies would automatically receive life imprisonment, without regard to any extenuating circumstances. By 1930, 23 U.S. states adopted similar laws. Prison riots in NY led to reforms soon after.
rRjvo TIL Walt Disney tried to join WW1 so he can fight the Germans but was rejected because he was to young so he forged the date of birth on his birth certificate, and joined the Red Cross to become an ambulance driver.
16MGO TIL in Japan when you finish reading the Mainichi newspaper you can plant it. It's pages consist of recycled paper, water and seeds of flowers and herb