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TIL that Emma is the most popular baby girl name in the US

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GYdy7 TIL the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine is collectible because it un-covered the reigning Miss America, but is also contraband because it featured an underage Traci Lords.
MeaNa TIL that Jim Cramer worked at a hedge fund and openly explained how to illegally manipulate the stock market. He is now the most familiar face on TV for financial advice.
xVpo0 TIL that male garter snakes secrete male and female pheromones, causing many males to attempt mating with each other. The advantage is that the male snake derives needed warmth after hibernation by being the center of a “mating ball” of amorous snakes.
xQko TIL After Nigel the English-speaking African grey parrot vanished from his owner’s California home for four years, making a return fairly unlikely, amazingly he not only returned but could now speak Spanish.
wLxMM TIL Pressure differentials can trap and kill divers underwater