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TIL young cattle were called "dogies" because motherless calves look potbellied, being unable to digest grass yet. Dough-guts -> Dogies

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R546w TIL I learned there are no muscles in your fingers, which is part of the reason they get so cold (they also get cold because of the larger surface area as well. All the muscles that control finger motion are located in the hand and forearm.
meOo TIL “the last great tank battle of the 20th century” took place in the middle of nowhere in the Iraqi desert. Since there were no nearby towns or landmarks, the Battle of 73 Easting had to be named after its map coordinates.
Pnpn TIL: When Plato gave Socrates’ definition of man as “featherless bipeds” and was much praised for the definition, Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato’s Academy, saying, “Behold! I’ve brought you a man.” After this incident, “with broad flat nails” was added to Plato’s definition.
eQLD TIL I learned that simply implementing blind auditions caused the number of females in top orchestras to jump from below 5% to 30%
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