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TIL the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement.

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Mx1b TIL While filming a fight scene for Sherlock Holmes, Robert Maillet (Dredger) accidentally knocked out Robert Downey Jr.
d8gKK TIL about the encephalization quotient (EQ), the ratio of a species’ actual brain mass to its predicted brain mass used as a marker for intelligence. Rats have a EQ of 0.4, Chimps 2.5, Dolphins 5.3, and humans 7.0 respectively.
EYWX TIL that the NFL and the PGA Tour are considered 501©6 non-profit organizations and don’t pay income tax
R7g1l TIL Eva Mendes’ voice was dubbed over in the Steven Seagal movie “Exit Wounds” without her knowledge. A producer later told her her natural voice “didn’t sound intelligent enough.” She later replied “it was a Steven Seagal movie, and I didn’t sound intelligent enough.”
QNp9p TIL about Carcinization, an evolutionary process in which unrelated crusteceans evolve to develop a crab like body