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TIL An ostrich's brain is smaller than its eyeball!

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RXpw TIL that at least two peer-reviewed medical studies have suggested that stickers of Mr. Yuk, the green face used to label poisonous household objects, do not effectively keep children away from potential poisons and may even attract children.
5Y4Gk TIL of Thomas De Quincy, a 19th century opium addict whose memoir is responsible for the invention of 159 common words including earth-shattering, interconnection, incubator, entourage, subconscious and post-natal. He also popularised the term 'pipe dream'.
WkbKB TIL the Lenape called the Iroquois Mengwe, which literally translates to glans penis.
5VyrQ TIL George Washington decided to step down after two terms because he feared he might die in office and Americans would then view the presidency as a lifetime appointment
nejPd TIL the Soviet Union gave John F. Kennedy a dog named Pushinka. Pushinka was the daughter of Strekla, one of the first dogs in space.