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TIL elephants evolved to keep their testicles inside their body because predators kept biting them off.

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WknbB TIL The history of the fork. It was invented by the ancient Greeks and introduced to to Europe in the 10th century by Theophanu Byzantine wife of Emperor Otto the 2nd. It made its way to Italy by the 11th century and had become popular amongst merchants by the 14th.
7880X TIL the first modern chain letter was written in the 18th century, with predecessors to the modern chain letter existing as far back as the 9th century
0dZky TIL, there's a condition called, "Encopresis" wherein the sufferer loses control of their bowels after holding in their stool as long as they can first.
gRl7 TIL that a special flight suit called the “2suit” was invented to allow intimacy in space. It was marketed as “one small step for humankind colonizing the universe.”
GEBg TIL there exists evidence of “highly suspicious” insider trading on two airlines in the days leading up to 9/11 that can be traced to an unnamed US-based institutional investor.