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TIL: Pootie tang was written and directed by Louis CK.

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gxQ7 TIL The disposable syringe was invented by New Zealander Colin Murdoch in 1956. The Department of Health weren’t interested, saying the design was “too futuristic” and that patients wouldn’t want to be injected with anything contained in plastic.
VBdZG TIL The Architect who designed the Twin Towers also worked with the Binladin Group on Saudi Arabia's Dhahran International Airport 10 years prior
eGVb TIL of the Ideological Turing Test to determine if someone understands his opponents arguments: a partisan writes an essay from the POV of his opposite. If a neutral observer cannot tell the difference between the partisan’s answers and the opposite’s answers, the partisan passes the test.
npwG TIL that the first pregnancy tests on record were in Ancient Egypt. Women would pee on a field of wheat and barley. If the wheat sprouted, it was going to be a girl. If the barley sprouted, it was going to be a boy. If neither sprouted, the woman wasn’t pregnant.
R5jN8 TIL the great white pelican has a huge wingspan, second only to the condor in North America. It can span 10 feet.