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TIL that Charles Darwin ate every animal he ever discovered

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G875 TIL that the term “Pull out all the stops” refers to an Organ - you pull out stops to change the sound of the organ. Pulling out all the stops makes an amazing sound.
awRXo TIL that the Fairy Tales of Ludwig Bechstein were once more popular then the Brothers Grimm. In those tales women were self reliant instead of damsels in distress, and step-mothers were not treated as "wicked" since many German mothers died in childbirth and the role of stepmother was so important.
1aB1X TIL that the US military used to keep planes loaded with nuclear bombs in the air at all times; in 1961, the plane failed, dropping the bombs in North Carolina, though they did not detonate. This was only made public in 2013.
JoRk TIL Disney’s Aladdin on the Sega Genesis is the 3rd best selling Genesis game after Sonic 1 and 2
OGO07 TIL licorice candy can cause erectile dysfunction, among other health issues