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TIL giraffes make no sound. Not because they can't, but they choose not to.

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JOKl TIL That breast cancer survivors from all over the globe flock to Little Vinnie’s in Baltimore. Little V is world famous as the “Michelangelo of Nipple Tattoos”, he cosmetically tattoos highly detailed areolas on women who lost theirs from mastectomies.
WkvP9 Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan had flattened the curve. Then travelers from the US and Europe began reimporting the virus. So, here began round two.
OGjR1 TIL shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes
Y7Xav TIL that the ancient Greek poet, Hipponax (late 6th c BC), in a viciously satirical poem about a sculptor, called him "metrokoites" -- a motherfucker. It is the first known use of the term.
OodYL TIL limonene (an extract from citrus peels) was used as an experimental liquid rocket fuel, and blanketed the entire testing area with the smell of lemon oil whenever it was fired.