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TIL what grep stands for (“Globally search for a Regular Expression and Print it”)

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wdW6 TIL that an estimated ¼ of black swan pairings are male-male, stealing eggs and forming temporary threesomes to get eggs.
b6v17 TIL the human stomach opens to the body's right. Thus, if you have acid reflux, you should lie on your LEFT, never on your right or on your back.
mxDJE TIL that "free-range" is a USDA regulated term. Free-range chickens must have free access to food and water and the ability to roam free, but typically do so in massive indoor sheds. Further, free-range chickens only need "access" to the outdoors. A hole they can stick their head out of is enough.
ZpVMB TIL that contrary to popular belief, Wabbit's Billie Sue was the first female video game protagonist in 1982, way before Metroid's Samus Aran in 1986.
b9bj0 TIL that only 2 songs sung by villains have been nominated by the Academy for best song: “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” from Little Shop of Horrors and “Blame Canada” from the South Park movie. “Mean Green” was also the first with profanity to be nominated.