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TIL of prostitution among animals. There’s documented cases of transactional sex between penguins, chimpanzees and capuchin monkeys

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nW5Mr TIL that the planet's average temperature compared to today was just 6°C (43°F) lower, during the last ice age, and 4°C (39°F) higher, during the age of the dinosaurs. "In climate terms, a change of just a few degrees is a big deal." (Bill Gates, 2021)
GYlQG TIL in 2001, Honda prepared to release a car called the Fit, or in European markets, 'Fitta', unaware that in Swedish, the word translates to a vulgar term for a vagina. The slogan would have been, 'The all-new Fitta, small on the outside, big on the inside.' It was renamed the Jazz before release
X06kQ TIL in 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a lighthouse on a Scottish island
0weVR TIL spiral staircases in medieval castles were deliberately made clockwise because it diminished the ability of attackers to properly swing their swords, since right-handed fighters would have had to to contend with the walls while making their striking motions.
wmE1 TIL: Germans in WWI built their trenches with perfect 90 degree angles to prevent pressure waves from mortars from killing soldiers