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TIL Euchre is responsible for introducing the joker into the modern deck of cards

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wPY1 TIL an MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort,” possibly eliminating the need for central heating and cooling.
WkOB9 TIL of the parasitic botfly which grow under the skin of animals and humans while feeding from their flesh. Once mature, they burst out from the skin of their host.
rRKJ0 TIL that when the Prussians forbade the Danes from displaying their flag in the early 20th century, the Danes responded by creating a new breed of pig that resembled the Danish flag and displayed it instead
E1meV TIL Former president Jimmy Carter is a 3x Grammy Winner and 9x Grammy Nominee. He is also the 3rd oldest person to ever win a Grammy
QNvn9 TIL that whales are distant relatives of the hippopotamus