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TIL variations in sexual orientation (homosexuality, bisexuality, etc) are found not just in humans, but in over 1000 species, most of which predate the existence of modern humans. The biological nature and origins of these variations are not understood, and are a subject of ongoing research.

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4XoJN TIL of Mettigel, a German dish prepared by garnishing raw pork to look like a hedgehog.
PJAV TIL Thomas W. Murphy, a Mormon anthropologist, set about to prove that Native Americans descended from the “lost tribe of Israel” (as posited in the Book of Mormon), only to prove that their DNA descended from those of Siberian origin. His research nearly led to his excommunication from the church.
MeONV TIL that Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and Jerome Flynn (Bronn) used to be in a relationship, which ended so terribly that they refuse to be in the same room. Consequentially, Cersei and Bronn have actually never been in a single scene together in Game of Thrones.
Qv7E TIL As a joke, Pablo Escobar asked one of his men to bring him a cup of coffee and quietly popped an Alka-Seltzer. Escobar accused his bodyguard of poisoning him and ordered his men to tie the man up and point a machine gun at him for ten minutes while he begged for his life
mplM TIL that “Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single unsuccessful album. The album later became hugely influential on early hiphop artists, eventually being sampled on hundreds of hiphop tracks over the past 35 years