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TIL In humans the right lung has three lobes while the left only has two.

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epMk4 TIL Ambergris is a waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, with a "fecal, marine" odour, but it acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, hence highly valued in making fragrances. It's also very expensive, like 127kg (280 pound) of it found in Yemen valued at US$1.5 million
0wA0M TIL the Adélie Penguin engages in prostitution. Some female penguins, whether they are single or attached, will provide sex for stones.
Wk1j8 TIL One of the few historically reliable accounts of Pocahontas describes her doing naked cartwheels to entertain settlers.
Xda6 TIL Israeli elementary schools tend not to use the ’+’ symbol since it looks like the Christian cross.
Q7NL TIL that papercuts hurt so much because the cut often bleeds very little or not at all, leaving the skins pain receptors open to the air.