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TIL that the ancient Egyptians developed a pregnancy test that could accurately predict the gender of the baby 70% of the time.

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NnPQ TIL that the Greeks started the tradition of putting candles on cakes. To honour the moon goddess Artemis, the round cakes symbolised the moon, and the candles were the moonlight
b6gJ4 TIL since 1998, officials at the Library of Congress have been looking for the exact books Thomas Jefferson sold to the library which were later lost in a fire in 1851. They’ve located over 4,000 exact replacements with the same publisher, date, and edition as Jefferson's 4,324 original volumes.
lm07 TIL That our sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass in our solar system.
rRbMW TIL that stray dogs in Russia have taught themselves to use subway to commute from one stop to another in search of food. This gives a peek into their evolution side, where they are getting smarter everyday because of the strive to survive in the unnatural environment cities provide.
M7o6B TIL While MTV has filmed over 101 Unplugged performances, fewer than 30 of them have been released as albums.