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TIL Female Squid Wear Fake Testes to Avoid Male Advances

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b6lR9 TIL that the common human silhouette found on many traffic/information signs is unofficially referred to as "Helvetica Man", due to its near-universal acceptance.
5YMmR TIL of Tibs the Great, British Royal Mail's "Number One Cat", who kept Post Office headquarters mouse-free for 14 years. He was considered an official employee, and his low salary was the subject of debate in the House of Commons. When he died in 1964 several newspapers ran obituaries
ANpMd Til: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years
4Xoea TIL that before toilet paper was widely available, it was common to use pages from the Sears catalog.
0wYyR TIL that goats are completely immune to poison ivy, oak, and sumac. They love the stuff and can eat several pounds a day.