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TIL: The FTC states that your eye care provider must give you a copy of your contact lens and eyeglass prescriptions — whether or not you ask for them.

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7rM67 TIL that up until the 1970s it was common for people to use a Foot-o-scope to x-ray their feet when shopping for shoes. The practice was discontinued once the risks to radiation were fully realized.
rZ84 TIL that there is a medical tool that measures the volume of testicles.
MexNB TIL a village in India is addicted to chess after one man taught everyone how to play 50 years ago to stop excessive alcohol use and gambling which has now all declined to almost nothing
0dX8y TIL that Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice actor who did Tony The Tiger and sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and Peanuts's "No Dogs Allowed", also recorded a cover of Kermit the Frog's theme song, "(It's Not Easy) Bein' Green".
yjNM TIL: Earthworms are 82% protein, rich in Omega 3, and pair well with cumin and curry