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STICKY You ever heard of Matar judíos? [720x2845 - 835KB]

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TIL the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians would mold crocodile dung into a block which was inserted into the vagina, acting as a birth control pessary. Crocodile feces wasn’t the only excrement used as contraception. Ancient people in the Middle East used elephant poo in the same way.

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TIL that the catchphrase "Kowabunga !" was popularized by the NBC program Howdy Doody?

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TIL Blax didn't magically gain superpowers last night.

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The Madman Theory

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TIL castoreum is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of the mature North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the European beaver (Castor fiber). It is used as a tincture in some perfumes and as a food additive.

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We used to have six more letters in the English alphabet, and my name could have been AÞena

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TIL: there are three recorded uses of a captive bolt pistol for homicide

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TIL the "dude" in Aerosmith's 1987 hit "Dude Looks Like a Lady" was Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe.

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TIL Ronald Reagan declared ketchup a vegetable

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Did you know: Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as both Vice President and President without being elected to either office.

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TIL Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky owned and produced by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich means "valley of the deer" in Scottish Gaelic, which is why the Glenfiddich logo is a stag.

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TIL there actually is a "jewtube".

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TIL there are a shitload of posts by Owlchemy on Poal I can check out

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The last person born in the 1800s didn't die until 2017

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TIL the Kang bed-stove

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Arachibutyrophobia is actually not the fear of peanut butter as an object, but the situation of having it stick to the roof of your mouth!

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TIL Bikers Against Child Abuse defend abused children

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DOGE Executes Mass Firings at U.S. Institute of Peace

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NSFW Triscuit is of course a biscuit, but the tri will shock you!

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TIL Apollo astronauts reported seeing "flashes of light"

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TIL the hundred folds in a chef's toque (that tall, pleated hat) represent the hundred ways to cook an egg.

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Wooly Mammoth poop gave humans pumpkin patches via the seeds

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TIL geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 to 60 cm (0.64 to 24 inches). Most geckos cannot blink, but they often lick their eyes to keep them clean and moist.

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