r/todayilearned • u/mvincen95 • 1d ago

TIL that despite their name, it is biologically impossible for a centipede to be born with exactly 100 legs because a genetic quirk dictates they always have an odd number of leg pairs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
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u/DiseasedCupcake 16h ago

Like the ninja turtles

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u/recurrence 16h ago

The average human baby is born with 60 to 70 genetic mutations.