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TIL: In 2003, there was a real Trolley car scenario in which authorities actively chose to endanger fewer people than doing nothing

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0dXJN TIL that women can give birth to twins with different biological fathers (heteropaternal superfecundation). The frequency has not been established, but one study found it occurred in around 1 in every 42 cases of fraternal twins whose parents were involved in paternity disputes.
rRlPy TIL about Veronica Seider, a German woman born with superhuman eyesight who is capable of identifying people a mile (1.6 kms) away.
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Ed1V TIL Teddy Roosevelt tried to remove “In God we trust” on newly minted coins
8amRX TIL that, when measuring things for cooking, the volume of a tablespoon is different in the US, the UK and Australia.