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TIL about an Ultra-rare baby ghost shark sighted in New Zealand that is the first creature I'm aware of that can be legitimately called a dickhead, given that's where it's penis is located.

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E1a9P TIL that in 1963 researchers irradiated the testicles of over 100 prisoners in Washington and Oregon. When the inmates were released and had children, some had birth defects but the exact number is unknown because there was no adequate follow-up study.
9w7Z7 TIL After the US Navy lost the USS Thresher in 1963, it instituted a quality assurance program called SUBSAFE for its submarines. As a result they went from losing 16 submarines to non-combat reasons in the 48 years before, to losing only the USS Scorpion (which wasn’t SUBSAFE certified) since 1963.
0dZPM TIL The Earliest Known Use of Rubber Dates Back to Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations of the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec. They used the sap of rubber trees to make a variety of products, including balls for a ball game and waterproof coats.
k8Qd TIL Fa Ping, the name Mulan chooses while posing as a man, is a pun on the chinese expression for “Eye Candy”
E1mgd TIL each state is allowed to donate two statues to be displayed in the US Capitol Building to honor persons notable in their history