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vper TIL some whales hunted in the 19th Century are still alive today
rN791 TIL in the U.S., women didn’t have the right to open their own bank account until 1974
LQdLv TIL in human gestation, we briefly develop fish-like and amphibian-like kidneys before the final third stage of kidneys forms (which are the ones we keep). This shows our evolutionary past in embryonic development.
G6wN TIL in 2013 the Saudi King Abdullah ordered Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari, the heaviest person on the planet with a BMI of 204, to be hospitalized for weight reduction. Six months later, he had lost half his weight (320kg).
edrg TIL in 1976, residents of a small town in Ohio began receiving threatening anonymous letters. Thousands of letters were sent and some contained personal details. The main suspect was jailed but released after three years when he himself was sent a letter in prison. The case remains unsolved.