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TIL Lil’ Wayne’s original stage name was Shrimp Daddy.

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vPjlx TIL that American milk is pasteurized using a high-temperature short-time pasteurization, that gives a shelf life of 7 to 10 days. Europe however, uses an ultra-high-heat pasteurization which results in about a 3 month shelf life.
W1K8 TIL the old man who masturbates to Natalie Portman on the subway in Black Swan and the guy who yells “ass-to-ass” in Requiem for a Dream are played by the same actor. The character is credited as “Uncle Hank” in both of them.
GYMGG TIL that a toxin in bee venom called melittin may prevent HIV. Melittin can kill HIV by poking holes into the virus's protective envelope. Bee stings may also ease pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Scientists found that molecules in bee venom increase your body's level of glucocorticoid, an anti-
Wj0X TIL saloop, a drink of ground orchid tubers, was a popular 18th century alternative to coffee or tea until it became rumoured to cure venereal disease. After that drinking it in public became shameful.
4PVN TIL That women’s shirts have buttons on the left because upper class women would be dressed by mostly right handed servants but men’s shirts button on the right because they would draw their swords with their right hand.