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TIL Charles Darwin was known for his Excessive Flatulence

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4XANJ TIL the term 'Toxic Masculinity' was first coined in the 1980's by the Jungian MythoPoetic Men's Movement, who believed that because most men no longer perform masculine rituals, men have mutated into destructive, hypermasculine chauvinists, or, in the opposite direction, have become too feminized.
e06QE TIL: The Belly Button Biodiversity Project. Scientists examined the genetic makeup of the bacterial found in the bellybuttons of 60 volunteers. One individual, who hadn't washed in several years, hosted 2 species of extremophile bacteria that typically thrive in ice caps and thermal vents.
mxMQO TIL in the UK at any one time, there is an average of 3.8 billion genuine banknotes in circulation, with a notional face value of around £75 billion.
DQvPj TIL that echidnas don't have teeth. They have ridges of small, spike-like protrusions made of keratin on their tongues and the roofs of their mouths that help grind down their food
rD0w TIL That during the height of the cold war, Neil Armstrong’s final task on the moon was to place memorial items honoring fallen Russian cosmonauts.