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TIL all female mammals have a clitoris

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v1xpD TIL that the reason why bus seats looked ugly is to hide stains and graffiti.
0wXW1 TIL when Mr Rogers heard his limo driver was going to be waiting outside while Rogers was in a meeting, he asked the driver to come in. On the way back they passed the driver's home and Rogers asked if they could stop and meet his family. Rogers kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life
OG7e4 TIL there is a pro-slavery follow-up to "Uncle Tom's Cabin", called "Uncle Robin, in His Cabin in Virginia, and Tom Without One in Boston". The latter was written by a different author and released just a year after the former as a direct counter to its anti-slavery message.
BrXeb TIL the first Paddington Bear stuffed toy to be manufactured was created in 1972 by Gabrielle Designs, a small business run by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson, with the prototype made as a Christmas present for their children Joanna and Jeremy Clarkson (later known as a British TV presenter and writer).
ne55B TIL of the Webb Institute, a college in New York with about 90 student that offers only one academic route, a double major in naval architecture and marine engineering.