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TIL that Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays"

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4Xwm6 TIL That Irish-Americans account for almost 2 out every 3 US Medals of Honor awarded, and if the country of Ireland was compared to US states, it would come third to only Texas and California for the total number of MoH awarded.
4XD4X TIL Friction ridge skin impressions (fingerprints) were used as proof of a person’s identity in China over 2000yrs ago.
QJb7a TIL That tigers use their tails to communicate. An upright, slowly wagging tail indicates friendliness, while an outstretched, quickly wagging tail indicates excitement, and a tail that is barely moving and angled towards the ground indicates tenseness
GYkmN TIL the writer of the Chili’s Baby Back Ribs jingle wrote it in 5 minutes, had the songwriting rights taken away from him, and has never had baby back ribs from Chili’s.
nWWaB TIL the last king of Egypt, Faud II, is still alive and ascended to the throne when he was just 192 days old. He was deposed a year later after his father was exiled and Egypt declared a republic.