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TIL that "thagomizer" is the unofficial name of the spike arrangement on the tails of stegasaurid dinosaurs in reference to a The Far Side cartoon. While unofficial, it is still used to describe the feature at the Smithsonian Institute, the Dinosaur Nat'l Monument, and in other literature.

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9YJ5r TIL there was a cat named Oscar (Unsinkable Sam) who survived 3 shipwrecks in WW2. At one point he was found clinging to a piece of wood floating in the water and when found he was described as “angry but quite unharmed”.
p8dDG TIL that in the Middle Ages, being lovesick was a considered real disease, caused by humoral imbalance, and treated by exposure to light, gardens, calm and rest, inhalations, and warm baths, as well as with a diet of lamb, lettuce, eggs, fish, and ripe fruit.
O9VX TIL that upon release of the famous YMCA song by Village People, the actual YMCA threatened to sue the band. The organization ultimately dropped the lawsuit when it noticed that membership significantly increased in the wake of the song’s popularity.
YJOW TIL Snoop Dogg and David Beckham are such good friends that Snoop sends Beckham his new music before it’s officially released.
v1QkK TIL the word vodka means "water" in Slavic. The word originates from court documents from Poland in 1405. In the early days, spirits were used as medicine - a Polish physician wrote in 1534 that vodka could serve "to increase fertility & awaken lust"