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TIL Ivy League Schools would take nude pictures of students as part of the admission process.

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a8GZL TIL about the Roman conquest of Anglesey, which was targeted because it was a Druid hotspot. The Romans suffered a rare loss of confidence initially, before eventually overcoming their Druidic opponents.
R7dE6 TIL C3P0 and R2D2 guest-starred on a 1980 episode of Sesame Street. Along with singing and playing games, it also featured R2 falling in love with a fire hydrant.
KOlyJ TIL that a female zebra shark held in captivity in Australia gave birth asexually in 2017. It is only the third documented case of a vertebrate of any species switching its reproductive strategy from sexual to asexual. Sperm storage was ruled out when genetic testing was done on the offspring.
844X TIL of the quietest room on earth. The Microsoft Audio Lab in Redmond, Washington can reach -20.6dB, a few dB more than the lowest point on earth at -23dB
R5My9 TIL the Rectoanal Inhibitory Reflex, or anal sampling mechanism, tells us if a fart is more than just a fart