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TIL that giraffes used to be called "camelopards", because medieval Europeans once believed them to be mythical hybrid creatures that were born from the union of a leopard and a camel. As such, giraffes are still called "camelopards" in European heraldry.

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v0b7 TIL that a “band-aid” for “people of color” was marketed in the late 90s and early 00s, but failed to gain traction, partly due to retailers insistence on only featuring the item in the “ethnic sections” rather than in-line with its “white” counterparts.
N7NaQ TIL about Dr.Beatrice 'Tilly' Shilling who, during the Battle of Britain, invented a device preventing fighter planes engines from shutting down during negative G maneuvers. The device became known as "Miss Shilling's orifice".
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VMmQ4 TIL about Ishikawa Goemon, a Japanese ninja who was a Robin Hood-like figure and was sentenced to death by being boiled alive along with his infant son.
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