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TIL the placenta evolved from an ancient virus.

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9bpM TIL a skydiver fell at 130 kilometres an hour, but landed on top of a fire ant nest. The stinging from the ants provided adrenaline to her body which kept her alive.
6VvX TIL when Canada switched to the Metric System in 1970, a group of angry Conservative members of Parliament opened up an illegal “Freedom to Measure” gas station, which sold gas in gallons.
VMp1p TIL that farmers in USA are hacking their John Deere tractors with Ukrainian firmware, which seems to be the only way to actually own the machines and their software, rather than rent them for lifetime from John Deere.
1aDRX TIL the 1904 Olympic marathon was the sketchiest Olympic event in history
jNymQ TIL That there are around 1000 people in Scandanavia/Denmark that follow the old Norse belief system, worshiping the gods Odin, Thor, Njörd, Freya, etc. and the giants as well as their ancestors. This religious revival is referred as "Asatro" and meet for ceremonies related to the changing seasons.