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TIL that Mattel released an action figure of Stinkor, an anthropomorphic skunk supervillain of the He-Man universe, in 1985. Patchouli Oil was added to the molds to recreate the character’s unpleasant superpower. Toy collectors report the action figures continuing to reek after 30 years.

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4keLb TIL of Cat Girl Manor, a private residence in El Paso County, Colorado, known for hosting kittenplay. It has been described as "the Playboy Mansion of the kitten play community". Some of the "kittens" perform "purrlesque", a variation of burlesque.
P1PaO TIL that Steven Spielberg wanted to make an animated adaption of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats but was later canceled
y16X TIL that, despite his wealth, King Farouk of Egypt (1920-65) was a kleptomaniac, going so far as to steal a pocket watch from Winston Churchill. Once, having suffered a nightmare in which he was chased by an angry lion, he went to Cairo Zoo and shot all the lions in their cages.
EgYr0 TIL The 1st woman to win a Nobel prize in Medicine was Czech born Gerty Cori. Without much formal education, she took 8 years of Latin, 5 years of chemistry and 5 years of math IN ONE YEAR. She is the 1st woman without the last name Curie to win a Nobel Prize.
KOxM6 TIL a tiny knee bone called the Fabella disappeared from humans millions of years ago due to evolution. However, it has been reappearing in some people for the past century. It's function is unknown but it has been linked to knee pain.