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TIL: Sperms were thought to move by wiggling their tails side-to-side, like eels, for 350 years. But research shows that they roll as they move forward like a spinning top.

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xVX7 TIL the first Google Doodle signified that Larry Page and Sergey Brin had gone to Burning Man and were out of the office.
e0Ja5 TIL Roger Fisher proposed that in the event that the US President needed to activate nuclear weapons, he (the Pres) would need to get it from a volunteer which has the codes implanted near their heart.
aQ5o TIL that The Nutrition Facts for Tic Tac mints say they contain 0 grams of sugar per serving. The number one ingredient in Tic Tacs is sugar. But the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams. This qualifies as sugar-free.
aZWA TIL the Spanish word for handcuffs is esposas ( wives)
KORl9 TIL There is a phenomenon that occurs to 5-10% of sunburn victims called “Hell’s itch” or “suicide itch” which causes an excruciating and maddening itch.