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TIL Old Spice was originally made for women.

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ep4A5 TIL: "Oreology" and Oreologist" are actual scientific terms. which studies the flows and fractures of Oreos and whether they can be evenly split in a way that the creme filling is equal. PhD candidates even invented an "Oreometer". The study led people to be familiar with rheology, the actual field.
PYQYG TIL the words "idiot", "imbecile", and "moron" were specific descriptors of IQ-based intelligence with each indicating a different IQ range
Qa8e TIL that after the fertilisation of a mammalian egg occurs, a zinc spark transpires; where “sparks” are actually visible inside of the embryo.
GYba5 TIL that there is a algae called Sailor's Eyeball and it is one of the largest unicellular organisms in the world, with a diameter up to 5.1 cm. Although their actual color is green, they appear to be silver or blackish in water, depending on chloroplast quantity.
DAyv TIL Michael the gorilla was taught sign language by Koko, the first signing gorilla. He began signing “Squash meat gorilla. Mouth tooth. Cry sharp-noise loud. Bad think-trouble look-face. Cut/neck lip (girl) hole.” Researchers believed this was a description of the poaching death of his mother.