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TIL Male Kangaroos are called "Boomers" or "Old men"

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O9gL TIL that the concept of the “rap battle” has existed since the 5th century, where poets would engage in “flyting,” a spoken word event where poets would insult one another in verse. The Norse god Loki is noted as having insulted other gods in verse.
R5vA6 TIL of the plant Hydnora africana. It has no roots, leaves or chlorophyll and, apart from its flower, lives entirely underground.
JYLn4 TIL the town of Scotia in California remained a company town entirely owned by the Pacific Lumber Company until the company's 2008 bankruptcy.
4XBR TIL that Rush Limbaugh used his show’s theme - the bassline from “My City Was Gone”, by The Pretenders, without permission. When the song’s writer found out, she demanded that her royalties from Rush’s use of the song be donated to PETA.
PYKDe TIL Raw Oysters Are Still Alive When You Eat Them