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TIL that a company in the UK uses the foreskins of circumcised babies to develop an anti-wrinkle cosmetic treatments

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1nWW TIL the Satanic Temple endorsed Republican Rick Scott for governor of Florida, saying “Satanists are happy to show their support of Rick Scott who… has reaffirmed our American freedom to practice our faith openly, allowing our Satanic children the freedom to pray in school.”
JYEWV TIL the Boston Museum of Fine Art has a fragment of an egyptian ivory box that has the name of the woman called benerib, the queen consort of first dynasty pharaoh hor-aha. The name benerib can be translated as "sweetheart" and is thought to be an ephitet than a name.
L5Vv TIL that the National Archives keeps the Nixon White House tapes in a climate controlled vault with hopes that future technological developments could allow for restoration of 18 ½ minutes of missing audio that may have been deliberately erased
69lk8 TIL that wild panda populations can have reproductive rates comparable to some American black bear populations, which are thriving. Pandas are mistakenly believed to be poor breeders due to their the disappointing reproductive performance while captive.
Wk65o TIL In the film Labyrinth, Jareth the Goblin King was originally going to be a puppet creature just like his goblin subjects, but Jim Henson wanted a huge star. He almost went with Sting, Prince, Mick Jagger, and Michael Jackson, but ultimately decided David Bowie was the best.