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TIL scientists discovered a female boa constrictor which could reproduce asexually. She produced two large litters of female babies, but unlike normal female boa constrictors these babies had two W chromosomes, instead of one Z and one W chromosome

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VMrYQ TIL that from 1885 to 1916 eggs made from precious metals, or Fabergé eggs, were crafted for the wives of Alexander III and Nicholas II, constructed under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé. The first Fabergé egg was made for Tsar Alexander III to give to his wife, Maria Feodorovna.
Ygnv TIL 10,000 shipping containers are lost at sea each year and 10% of those hold toxic chemicals which may leak into the ocean
xVDd0 TIL that King Midas turning his daughter into gold was not in the original myth; the daughter was added by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1852
KdO6 TIL that all the mountains on Titan are named after mountains and peaks from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
jNL7j TIL President John Tyler had 8 children with his wife Letitia. She died of a stroke in the White House at age 52. After Letitia’s death his niece served as First Lady until he married Julia who was 30 years younger and had 7 children. Tyler’s 15 kids are the most of any U.S. President.