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TIL that Donnie from The Wild Thornberrys was voiced by Flea of the Hot Chili Peppers

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OoVdL TIL of Flyting, a contest consisting of the exchange of insults, often conducted in verse, between two parties practiced mainly between the 5th and 16th centuries. It is said flyting has similarities to slam poetry and rap battles of today.
neRMd TIL halibut are born with one eye and nostril on each side of it’s head, but the left eye and nostril slowly migrate to the right side as the fish matures. This happens because the bones on the left grow faster than the right.
JYnL8 TIL when drinking alcohol and getting the spins, there will be the feeling of acceleration in a particular direction. As the alcohol wears off, there will be the feeling of acceleration in the opposite direction as alcohol leaves the vestibular system.
rvle TIL: That the only woman ever in history to obtain a 10th degree black belt in Judo did so at the age of 97. She also continued teaching Judo 3x a week until she died at 99
YpM1W TIL that Charlie Chaplin claimed to have slept with over 2,000 women, and his partners have described him as ‘a human sex machine’ and ‘hung like a horse’. He had a party trick where he would impersonate the orgasms of famous actresses.