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TIL that during puberty more melanin is released by certain cells, causing the penis and nipples to get darker than the other parts of the body.

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OGMQ6 TIL that we can observe more than just one side of the Moon from Earth. About 59% of the surface is visible due to Moon’s slight wavering. It's called libration.
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ADel4 TIL in 2001 a Chinese steel firm purchased an entire shuttered steel mill from Germany for its scrap price, disassembled it, shipped it back to China, and reassembled it. Production was resumed in less than two years.
e0PyJ TIL that the legal test used in the UK to determine whether something could cause sufficient public confusion to constitute an actionable trademark infringement is called the 'moron in a hurry' test.
jN6vp TIL the expression "blood is thicker than water" originally had the exact opposite meaning: "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."