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TIL that the echidna urethra starts as a single tube, but toward the end of the penis it splits into two and each of these then splits again – resulting in each of the four branches ending up at one of the four glans.

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l4rr TIL of the Native American “Shame Pole”, a totem pole erected to embarrass people for not payment of debts or ridicule misdeeds. In 2007 one such pole was erected in Alaska depicting the CEO of Exxon to highlight an unpaid debt of $5m owed from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
1aaoD TIL Michael Bolton is a huge softball fan, and produced an instructional softball video in the 90s
LkVwm "The fitness patterns for conferring longevity and robust lifelong cardiovascular health are distinctly different from the patterns that develop peak performance and marathon/superhuman endurance. Extreme endurance training and racing can take a toll on your long-term cardiovascular health. For the daily workout, it may be best to have more fun endure less suffering in order to attain ideal heart health." Dr. James O'Keefe Jr. is the director of Preventative Cardiology Fellowship Program and the Director of Preventative Cardiology at Cardiovascular Consultants at the Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, a large cardiology practice in Kansas City. He is the co-author of four bestselling books including The Forever Young Diet & Lifestyle (Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC, 2005). In 1989, he became a professor of medicine at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and has contributed to over 200 articles in medical literature. He is also the chief medical officer and founder of Cardiotabs, a company that creates nutritional supplements to aid in a healthy lifestyle.
beKj TIL when Paul Rudd goes on Conan to promote a movie, instead of showing a scene from his movie, he shows a scene from Mac and Me, this has been going on for the past 15 years.
kDE4 TIL that the names for upper-case and lower-case type come from the physical storage method for typeset letters.