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TIL that the longest time between two twins being born is 90 days

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XE1bj TIL of Valentin Dikul - a soviet circus performer who broke his back in an accident when he was 15 and was told by doctors he’d never walk again. He then designed his own training system, fully recovered and performed amazing feats of strength in the future e.g., back squatted 450kg/990lbs at 60 yo.
D1Nxr TIL that the English "much" and Spanish "mucho" are derived from completely unrelated words. The apparent association is a phenomenon known as "false cognates."
ZpenY TIL that sometimes, but very rarely, you may catch a radio broadcast from your teeth fillings or braces.
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nexDr TIL that in 16th and 17th Century Denmark, merchant ship captains had to pay a toll based on the value of the goods on the ship. The value was declared by the captain. The Danish authorities could take the value based toll (1-2%) or opt to buy the cargo for the declared value.