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TIL Amy Schumer changed her newborn's name to Gene David Fischer after realizing that she named him genital fissure (Gene Attell Fischer)

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OGkv6 TIL the founder of the Nobel Prizes was also the inventor of dynamite
wolj6 TIL that in an experiment, scientists observed flies actively engaging with a spinning toy carousel seemingly for fun, only the second such instance of object-directed play documented among arthropods.
d89rr TIL there was a “gay Hooters” restaurant in Dallas, Texas called Tallywackers that failed within a year of opening
awaRL TIL About Ivaylo of Bulgaria, a peasant who incited and lead a revolt, defeated a mongol army, personally killed the Tsar on the battlefield, and became Tsar of Bulgaria.
wLOaY TIL one of the origin theories of the modern military salute comes from France. Knights were thought to greet one another in respect by lifting their visor with their free hand to reveal their face. The hand gesture of lifting the visor being similar to the "salute" hand gesture we do today.