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TIL sperm racing is a thing

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P10jL TIL that Martha’s Vineyard is one of only 5 natural place names that the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has allowed to include an apostrophe.
N75x8 TIL that there is a German settlement in the jungles of Peru called Pozuzo that was established in 1859 by around 150 German/Austrian settlers. They were completely cut off from both their Homeland and the rest of Peru for 120 years. They were able to do this by being completely self sufficient.
QNDmp TIL that Game Show network had a trivia game show called Inquizition hosted by a man whose identity, as of right now, is still unknown because of stipulations in his contract.
1V97 TIL the makers of The Dark Side of Chocolate erected a giant screen next to the headquarters of Nestle, the biggest giant in the industry, after they refused to view their film about the widespread use of child slaves in the cocoa industry.
l795G TIL that Michael Jordan had to wear no. 12 in a game against Orlando Magic due to his iconic no. 23 jersey being stolen before the game and the Bulls only had no. 12 available.