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TIL The ancient Egyptian term for proctologist literally translates as “shepherd of the anus”

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XEl5E TIL The male howler monkeys with the biggest vocal organs, and the loudest howl, have the smallest testicles and lowest sperm count.
6Elbl TIL That deep underwater, red looks as green. The deeper you go in the ocean, the less red light there is in the sunlight that reaches you. Without red color in the sunlight, only green light reflects from the blood.
8a9l8 TIL actor Oliver Reed died during a break from shooting Gladiator after winning a drinking match with British sailors. He "drank eight pints of German lager, a dozen shots of rum, half a bottle of whiskey and a few shots of Hennessy" and beat five young sailors at arm wrestling before collapsing.
ea7E TIL Organic is a marketing tool, and some organic companies use 3rd parties to spread fear of GMO through misinformation.
bMx4 TIL if you stare at yourself in a mirror 1.5m away, you’re looking at yourself 10 nanoseconds in the past (ignoring visual processing time)