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TIL If you hear a word that sounds like your name, you’re predisposed to like that ‘thing’. Hence why a statistically significant amount of men called Dennis become dentists.

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KYYKw TIL about the white-spotted pufferfish and the intricate ornaments they create as part of their mating ritual. to attract a mate, the male fish work for a week straight to create those circles which sir david attenborough called 'masterpieces'.
pY008 TIL the Michelin Man is named Bibendum, or Bib for short. He even has a category for value-for-money restaurants in MICHELIN's guidebooks—the Bib Gourmand—named after him.
kOmEe Today I learned about a Houston resident physician who was decapitated in a terrible elevator accident in which his head was stuck inside the elevator with several horrified individuals until someone was able to come and free them.
KlVQ TIL Masturbation relieve depression and lead to a higher sense of self-esteem
y7Ew TIL of the Columbine Massacre (Not the Columbine you’re thinking of). On this day in 1927, a fight between Colorado State Police and unarmed striking coal miners led to machine guns being fired into the crowd of miners. Six miners were killed and dozens were injured.