Ngawang Namgyal, the first unifier of Bhutan, has died. Authorities confirm his death, marking a significant moment in Bhutanese history.
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TIL that when Ngawang Namgyal, the first unifier of Bhutan, died, the authorities conspired and hid his death from people for 54 years. During this time, they issued orders in his name and claimed that he, being a Buddhist lama, went on an extended, silent retreat.
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TIL the gene that builds the mammalian placenta came from a virus. A retrovirus infected our ancestors over 100 million years ago, integrated into their DNA, and the gene encoding its cell-fusion protein got repurposed to bond mother and fetus.
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Women’s self-defense gloves from the 1850’s, London
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TIL author Chuck Palahniuk came up with the idea to write Fight Club after getting beat up on a camping trip when he asked other campers to turn their music down. When he returned to work bruised and swollen, his co-workers avoided asking him what had happened on the camping trip.
Author Chuck Palahniuk reportedly conceived Fight Club after a personal incident, shedding light on the novel’s inspiration and its cultural impact.
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