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TIL ostriches have very long intestines, measuring 46 feet

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Lk6Xv TIL in Maori myth Maui tried to make man immortal by turning into a worm and entering the vagina of the goddess of death while she slept, to reverse the path of birth. A bird laughed at this and woke the goddess, who crushed Maui with her vagina’s obsidian teeth, making Maui the first man to die.
6YWJ TIL That Naturally Occurring Ice Is Technically A Mineral
Aml7 TIL that on an Auschwitz concentration camp wall, a Jewish prisoner carved, “If there is a god, He will have to beg for my forgiveness.”
xVEYw TIL Robert Reed, the father from The Brady Bunch, was gay but never came out publicly in fear of ruining his career and the show
Z86vQ TIL that according to one study, dunking an Oreo in milk for three seconds gives you the optimal balance of sogginess and structural integrity.