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TIL that a pseudoscience called "rumpology" claims it is possible to foretell the future by examining the crevices and flaws of someone's buttocks

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X9KP TIL that Dick is a nickname for Richard because, in Medieval times, one of the customs for coming up with a nickname was to create a rhyme or swap a letter. So Richard became Rick, which rhymes with Dick or Hick. Only Dick has stuck around as a proper name.
PYaLg TIL that Clint Eastwood made two movies about the Battle of Iwo Jima, one each for the Japanese and America points of view
OGkY1 TIL The Statue of Liberty was originally designed for the Suez Canal in Egypt
rNBpd TIL the Bourbon dynasty that ruled France from 1589-1792 only had five kings over that duration.
aJAM TIL the Curiosity sang “Happy Birthday” to itself on Mars to commemorate one year on the Martian surface