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TIL: Neuticles is a company that will Implant fake Testicles to your pet purely for aesthetic reasons.

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Br57W TIL Martha's Vineyard is one of only 5 Natural Features in the U.S. with possessive apostrophes in their names. The Board on Geographic Names has only permitted 5 places to spell their names with possessive apostrophes to avoid disputes and issues over the ownership and control of the land.
78E8X TIL: The National Park Service recommends wrapping the entire underside of your car in a tarp to protect against marmots in Sequioa National Park
XEBYE TIL that the US Fish and Wildlife department is planning to dump 1.5 tons of poison rat pellets on an uninhabited island off the coast from San Francisco. This island is one of the largest breeding sanctuaries for sea birds. The poison can move through the food chain.
nWjxW TIL that Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan got his stage name not from Scream, but from Mystery of Chessboxing, a 1979 kung fu movie. In fact, Scream came out in 1996, three years after the first Wu-Tang album.
Bgn8e TIL a teen, who had reportedly eaten "practically nothing" but chicken nuggets for 15 years, was hospitalized after collapsing. She was diagnosed with anemia & swollen veins in her tongue & put on an emergency vitamin regimen. Once in a while, she'd eat toast or chips, but never fruits or vegetables