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TIL the phrase the “Bees Knees” likely evolved around the 1920s along with the “cats pajamas,” the snake's hips", "the kipper's knickers" and "the sardine's whiskers" unlike the others though Bees actually do have Knees (go

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aKgA TIL of an extinct species of penguin that stood as tall as LeBron James (6'8")
Ejrp TIL of Prader WIlli syndrome which leads to a feeling of constant insatiable hunger 24x7 throughout the patient’s life
MeNOA TIL that the last surviving member of a species is called and Endling