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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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Zr4o TIL That Robert Ripley of Ripley’s Believe it or Not would not call his oddity cast members “freaks”. And would even threaten to fire staff if they used the term “freak.”
QJNeX TIL there's a surgery that claims to change the color of your eyes. The surgery involves taking a laser and burning away the melanin layer of your iris. Over the course of a few weeks, your eyes naturally turn from brown to blue as the damaged melanin is removed by your body.
j6ZAa TIL that the puma (Puma concolor) holds the Guinness world record as the mammal holding the highest number of names.
nejrb TIL that Yakuza gangs in Japan hold public press conferences to announce changes in gang policies and news.
awVeM TIL About half of the US Presidents have been bilinguals or polyglots.