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TIL that more women than men have contributed to our DNA. At some points in human history the ratio is 17:1 that is 17 women reproduced for one man

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p8X5b TIL the largest murder case conducted in human history was first-chaired by a rookie who'd never been in court before - and he won. His name is Benjamin Ferencz and he is still going strong at 101 years old.
VBjRD TIL, there's a temple in India where people worship Rats
8aYwV TIL that In 1916 4 people were killed by a juvenile Great White shark in New Jersey (1 of the victims was swimming in a freshwater creek far from the coast)
epVe4 TIL back in the day someone invented a 'horse-powered boat'
QRp6 TIL that in the ancient Chinese game of Go, putting someone in check is called “Atari”