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TIL pink was the colour for boys in the early 20th century

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GYlp7 TIL cockroach farms grow billions of hem to be used in China to eat kitchen waste. After six months of their lifespan they are washed and dried to be sold for cattle feed or their essence to be extracted for medicinal purposes (curing oral and peptic ulcers, skin wounds and even stomach cancer)
oBgyr TIL that a 'knot' is tied in a single piece of rope. Something that ties two pieces of string together is called a 'bend'.
QorM TIL that in 20-70 million years, Mars’ moon Phobos will get close enough to the surface of the planet that it will be ripped apart by the tidal forces. The resulting debris will most likely give Mars a planetary ring.
6jrX TIL German Chocolate Cake was made by a Englishman Named German.
v14BR TIL: More than 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another's scientist's experiments