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TIL that breasts have been referred to as “melon[s]” since the times of Ancient Greece

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v19e7 TIL The Apollo 11 astronauts carried small flags from 150 countries and 50 US States with them to the moon. When they returned each flag was put on a plaque with a sample of moon dust and gifted to each country. The Russian space museum in Moscow has their gift on display.
K8Q9 TIL that Morgan Freeman is the only American to ever par the longest and highest par three golf hole in the world.
xBYk TIL in response to the Parents Television Council voting various episodes of Family Guy as the “Worst TV Show of the Week”, creator Seth MacFarlane responded by saying “They can all suck my dick as far as I’m concerned.”
0dy1y TIL Unlike most bivalves, scallops possess up to 200 small eyes along the edge of their mantles. These eyes utilize a concave, parabolic mirror of guanine crystals to focus light, allowing scallops to detect movement and changes in light, aiding in predator detection.
DQw5D TIL: about birch pollen and accompanying allergies. This explains why skin on apples, almonds, and soy milk sieze up my throat.