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TIL a Tapir can scratch its back with its penis

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Y7gRd TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands.
KYMva TIL about Matthew Slater. A WR for the New England Patriots who made the Pro Bowl 10x despite only recording one career reception.
eYdE TIL that Russia’s answer to Eurovision was called Intervision and it was judged by Electricity Grid Voting: “Those watching at home had to turn their lights on when they liked a song and off when they didn’t, with data from the electricity network then being used to allocate points”
nWnBP TIL that the name of the band ''Lynyrd Skynyrd'' was based on a teacher named Leonard Skinner, who did not accept long hair at the high school where some members of lynyrd skynyrd studied and as a way of paying homage they opted for a tongue-in-cheek with your name.
vPamx TIL that the word "boycott" is named after Charles Boycott, a landlord who became ostracized after an organized movement not to do business with him