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TIL Steve Erwin has an asteroid named after him: 57567 Crikey

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7rMMr TIL Sir Mix-Alot has made 100 Million or more off of Baby Got Back.
wLdoo TIL that young giraffes can moo. Even though adult giraffes do not often make noise audible to human ears, a baby giraffe may "moo," especially if it is in a stressful situation. The sound is very similar to a young calf calling out to its mother.
wvPP TIL: that The word “companion”, from the Latin word, com meaning “with” and panis meaning “bread”.
prQ TIL that Antarctica has 2 bars for its residents.
O4pR TIL Sarah M. Pratt, wife of Orson Pratt who was an original apostle in the Mormon Church, claimed that Joseph Smith’s polygamous marriages never produced offspring because Smith had his doctor, John. C Bennett, practice abortion “on a large scale” during their time in Nauvoo, Illinois.