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TIL Since 1884 Twenty-Three Human Babies Have Been Born With A "Tail"

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78rb7 Today I learned that the world record for longest handshake is 43 hours and 35 minutes
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R7kV4 TIL that on his travels through the Arctic, naturalist George Steller described a mysterious creature known as the Danish Sea Ape. While this has since perplexed scientists, evidence indicates that he was not describing an animal, but rather subtly mocking the ship's Danish captain, who he despised.
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