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TIL flatworms are hermaphroditic. When mating, they determine who will be the male by fencing with their penises

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1ao54 TIL the very different first draft of Star Wars Empire Strikes Back by Leigh Brackett was released online in 2016
y74M TIL that some artists between 16th and 19th centuries used a type of brown paint called Mummy Brown, which was made from ground up Egyptian mummies.
LQkDd TIL despite being completely landlocked, the U.S. state of Nebraska offers the title of Nebraska Admiral as its highest honorary civic title. Originally the full title was "Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska". The honorary certificate even describes it in a tongue-and-cheek fashion.
epnG5 TIL The Great Gamma (Ghulam Mohammad Baksh), an undefeated wrestling champion born in old India, did 1000 pushups a day wearing a 100kg belt
9QWp TIL George Zimmer, the owner and founder of The Men’s Wearhouse, does not background check his employees. “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic. “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.”