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TIL Mother whales breastfeed via extendable nipples stored in slits adjacent to their genitals

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4kvO6 TIL The Stradivarius violin used in Wizard of Oz’ “Somewhere over the rainbow” once belonged to Einstein’s teacher. It sold for over $15M in 2022.
YpbLd TIL that a chunk of Tissint meteorite, a Martian meteorite that crashed in Morocco in 2011, is worth 10 times the price of gold, at prices ranging from $8,500 to $28,350 per ounce.
x6PDB TIL about the women-are-wonderful effect which is the phenomenon found in psychological and sociological research which suggests that people associate more positive attributes with women when compared to men
dyer TIL that printer manufacturers make most of their money from ink and often make no money for the sale printer itself
KoGw TIL the first UPC ever scanned was a 10 pack Juicy Fruit in 1974.