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TIL that stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory.

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rRZvo TIL the Digeridoo was named by the British based on what it sounded like, and was not originally called the Digeridoo. It was used by aboriginals in Australia when it was discovered, and there are lots of aboriginal names for the instrument, such as Yidaki.
rNKQo TIL that Koko the gorilla had a nipple fixation. Former employees of Penny Patterson alleged that Penny would routinely show her nipples to Koko, and ask her employees to do the same. The case was settled out of court.
BDGe TIL Rapper Juicy J put up $50,000.00 of his own money towards a scholarship to the winner of a twerk competition based on one of his songs called “Scholarships.” The winner of the contest did not twerk to win but instead read the fine print.
VMeWD TIL that Muffit, the robotic dog in the original Battlestar Galactica TV-show was actually played by a chimpanzee in a robodog costume.
pVMZ TIL: OJ Simpson’s father was a well known drag queen and died of aids in 1986.