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TIL about Superfecundation/bipaternization, when a woman is pregnant with 2 babies at the same time each with a different father.

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5Vd5Q TIL that in 1984, English grandmother Jane Snowball ordered groceries with her TV remote, sending it through her phone line to her local store. She was the first person ever to shop online.
LkLb9 TIL Dandelions are not indigenous to North America and were introduced by European settlers
DQMje TIL the German word for protein is Eiweiß, literally meaning egg-white.
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