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TIL that the clad "Scrotifera" is the scientific classification of mammals with scrotums

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QJZkX TIL: Ainan Cawley has, allegedly, the highest IQ ever; said his first word at 2 weeks old, started walking at 6 months, he passed GCSE chemistry at 7, recited pi to 518 d.p. and remembered the periodic table at the age of 9.
5YdKR TIL that for the private citizen, there are no penalties for violating the US flag code. And that, "the Flag Code serves as a guide to be followed on a purely voluntary basis to insure proper respect for the flag."
w6rE TIL in 1980 some dad cut his 8 year old’s penis off and flushed it down the toilet because he was late home. After a 90 minute search in the sewers, firemen recovered the penis and it was successfully attached back onto the boy in a 3h operation.
OooML TIL in 1996 and 1997, Emily Rosa, 9, tested 21 therapeutic touch practitioners whether their claims to detect "human energy fields" were true. After finding they were right only 44% of the time, she published the results on 1998, becoming the youngest person to have a research paper published.
4LMw TIL The Berry case was not Sylvia Browne’s most horrific prediction. “Browne did a reading for [Erica’s] mother, saying she was in water and someone named “Chris” killed her. The following day, Erica’s ex-boyfriend, Chris Mineer, killed himself.”