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TIL that castrated lions often have little to no mane due to low testosterone

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G4NN TIL the first webcam was created to help people working in other parts of a building avoid pointless trips to an empty coffee pot.
9dy6 TIL that Sheryl Crow’s “All I Wanna Do” borrows most of its lyrics from a poem called “Fun” by Wyn Cooper, netting Cooper a ton of royalties and helping him get his poetry book rereleased
kOjeE TIL that NASA first confirmed the existence of water on Mars in 2008, when the Phoenix lander became the first man-made object to touch and sample true water on Mars.
kOD0e TIL Mr. Potato Head a was product placement and his sales increased by 500% after the release of Toy Story (1995).
NlvE TIL If you see a mushroom cloud from an atomic bomb, you’re supposed to stick your arm out and hold your thumb over the cloud. If the cloud is bigger than your thumb you are in the radiation zone and should evacuate.