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TIL Someone named TCP options types 16 and 17 “Skeeter” and “Bubba.” Apparently only the author knows why.

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5YKk9 TIL that the national language of Nigeria is English
e09bD TIL about "Vibration white finger" also known as "hand-arm vibration syndrome". A secondary form of Raynaud's syndrome that's triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand-held machinery. Fingers and parts of the hand turn white due to prolonged vibration exposure.
R7Me6 TIL singer Meatloaf coudn't carry a tune until his sophomore year, when a 12-pound shot put hit him in the head; after that, he discovered he suddenly had a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range.
1D6V TIL that prisons across America serve certain inmates a one-dish meal called “nutriloaf”, which was specifically designed to be bland, flavorless, and unappealing.
QJ0o6 TIL there is a gag gift called "liquid ass" that smells so badly the US military uses it for hyper-realistic combat training for medics to experience corpses or individuals with severe abdominal injuries