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TIL there is a word that rhymes with orange. Sporange is a botany term that means “spore case.”

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grwrL TIL that the sheath of the vas deferens acts as a splint to facilitate and promote the vas deferens's recanalization even when as much as 5 cm, or 2 in, of the vas deferens has been removed, assuming that the sheath of the vas deferens itself remains intact and has not been removed as well.
VZvm TIL “Suicide” doors, which are hinged at the rear rather than at the front, were popular with mobsters during the 1930s. Supposedly, this was because the design of the doors made it significantly easier to push passengers out of moving vehicles.
Z8BMQ TIL that on 9/11, Roselle, Michael Hingson's guide dog, guided him down 78 flights of stairs and to a subway as Tower Two started collapsing. As they came out of the shelter of the subway, Tower One fell, raining down ashes and debris, she then safely led Hingson some 40 blocks to a friend's place
OGMv1 TIL The Collective Noun is the term used for the noun that denotes a group of individual animals. Usually a colorful and descriptive noun that lets people know you are talking about a group and not one. Vultures have one of the Largest Numbers of Collective Nouns based on what they are doing.
gd9A TIL a 32 year long study found that obesity spread through social connections, and that a person’s chances of becoming obese increased by 57% if he or she had a friend who became obese