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TIL - The British Proposed a Chicken-Heated Nuclear Bomb

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Bgewy TIL Isabel Godin des Odonais (1728–1792) was separated from her husband in South America for over 20 years due to colonial politics. She was the only survivor of a 42-person, 3,000-mile expedition through the Amazon Basin to rejoin him. They reunited in 1770 and later returned to France.
OoelL TIL that dolphins and whales can die under their own weight if on land. Without water to support their size, they can end up crushing their own organs.
YEGv TIL that in Ancient Egypt, the deceased bodies of beautiful and high ranking women were left to decay for 3 to 4 days before being sent off for embalming. They did this to discourage necrophilia (sex with the dead).
BjBx TIL the Arctic Shrew is so territorial that if two are placed together, one will drop dead within a few days, even without physical injuries.
0nRp TIL the Church of Scientology maintains a mansion in California in preparation for L. Ron Hubbard’s reincarnation, where identical sets of black thongs are ready for him, clothes laundered, and cars kept in the garage with keys in the ignition