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TIL that the line “ass so fat” is used in over 140 rap songs.

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yKjv TIL That Scientists have created cells out of metal, and they can evolve.
WJ1N TIL that women are the main proponents of “slut-shaming”; employing it as an aggressive strategy to deter their more attractive female rivals.
neA4d TIL locusts can exist in two states. Solitary and gregarious. In low populations, locusts behave as individuals. But in high populations they undergo polyphenism where they experience physiological and behavioral changes. Even their color can change when they form a swarm
OoeDa TIL that “Ethiopia Skate”, a non-profit org., helped raise money to pay for skateboards for kids in Ethiopia and even created Ethiopia’s first skate park in 2016; it’s free of charge.
ev9D TIL a mentally ill woman scribbled her “will” on the back of a grocery list, bequeathing her entire estate (valued at $300,000) to actor Charles Bronson, who she never met. After he accepted, her family filed suit against Bronson and he ended up settling out of court.