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TIL that cum gutters are actually called iliac furrows. People also know them as Apollo's belt and Adonis' belt.

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J1O6k TIL Nikola Tesla never married, but claimed to have fallen in love with a white pigeon. After its death, he told friends that he felt his life's work was over. “I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me. As long as I had her, there was a purpose to my life.”
wor1o TIL It’s nearly impossible to open an emergency door mid-flight on a plane due to the ~24,000 pounds of force needed to do so.
8anJ8 TIL the name ‘Britain’ comes from the Celtic word 'Pretani,' meaning the ‘painted’ or the ‘tattooed’ ones
0dyN5 TIL although Alaska cost 2 cents per acre when it was purchased for $7 million, it is an expensive place to govern due to how remote it is, its weather and natural disasters like the 1967 earthquake. Projects like the Alaska railroad were also more difficult and expensive to execute than anticipated
9wwrD TIL that The Maze, Utah ranks as the one of riskiest hike in the world. It is the least accessible district of Canyonlands. It's a difficult place to navigate, with lots of side canyons and dead ends from the main trail. Food and water are scarce, and could take rescuers three days to reach.