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TIL that Ingush women traditionally wear a high cap called a kurkhars, whose shape is derived from the Phrygian cap of antiquity. Originally, these headdresses were made from tanned and dyed bull scrotum.

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16OXV TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which is when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.
woyBo TIL Polaroid camera founder Edwin Land built up a company that did about $1.4 billion of business all over the world in 1979. He never diversified into other businesses, never sold out to another company, and never borrowed money on a long-term basis
R7Yjw TIL the last postmaster general of USPS was Megan Brennan, the first woman to assume the position. She started out as a postal carrier and rose through the ranks working continuously until a brief hiatus when she was getting her MBA from MIT.
VBJK0 TIL that Fatboy Slim’s 1998 hit “The Rockafeller Skank” samples at least nine other songs. 100% of the song’s royalties are split evenly between four of the sampled artists.
dDMLE TIL 'Pebble" refers to any rock with a size between 4mm to 64mm, or 0.16" to 2.52"