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TIL Russia built a circular warship

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vnvx TIL that electric cars and cabs were quite common in 1909, had a range of over 100 miles, had charging stations every few blocks in NY, were quite popular with women, and people would wait for an electric cab instead of taking a gasoline cab
xVMOD TIL when a 30-yr-old woman in Canada was shot in her left breast, her silicone breast implant deflected the bullet away from her vital organs; her injuries were only broken ribs and damaged implants. It's the first recorded incident of a breast implant deflecting a bullet.
gMpdy TIL that sea snakes can die of thirst and rely on rainwater to make pools on the ocean surface in order to survive.
gMw7 TIL a rare condition exists where the body is completely paralyzed, while the mind remains normal and fully aware. The symptoms are sometimes mistaken as death. it’s called “locked-in state syndrome.
6EGOJ TIL that the Ichthys symbol, commonly referred to as the ‘Jesus fish’, is actually the vesica piscis , which is an 'almond shaped oval defined by two arcs and symbolizes the vagina’, used by Greeks, Romans and other pagans.