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TIL: Due to Chimerism, a DNA test showed a mother was not the mother of her own children.

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pYEnZ TIL that in some parts of Indias and Pakistan, people smoke powdered scorpions to get an opium-like high
NvdE TIL Jamie Hyneman, co-host of MythBusters founder of M5 Industries, was a problematic child who ran away at 14 and hitchhiked all over the country before becoming the silent walrus we all know today
WZl4 TIL of a one handed drum roll technique known as a “Gravity Roll” or a “Gravity Blast”. The drummer strikes the drum, rests the stick on the rim of the drum, bringing the back of the stick down in a seesaw motion, then quickly brings the stick back up, striking the drum again.
noVG TIL there is such a thing as one-way bulletproof glass. This allows you to return fire through the glass while still keeping you protected from the attacker (your shot leaves a bullet-sized hole, but doesn’t compromise the rest of the shield).
Rlkj TIL the largest empire the world has ever seen was the British Empire, having conquered 22.63% of the world’s land.