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TIL Lay’s WOW chips were recalled because they made people literally shit their pants

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YyYd TIL: PETA is requesting a bar in Britain change its name from “Ye olde fighting cock” to “Ye olde clever cock” to better portray chickens as the “intelligent, sensitive and social animals they are”
MeDM0 TIL of the Kalash, a group of around 30,000 people in Pakistan who don't fit into any race category, being genetically distinct from all other races in the world. They are now considered to be humanity's sixth genetic cluster, alongside African, Caucasian, Asian, Oceanian, and Native American.
EgR8V TIL that the first nerd named their child after Gilgamesh, dated to 2900–2750/2700, the name meaning "Gilgameš is the one whom Utu has selected". As Gilgamesh may have already been mythologised, and The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first narrative found, therefore this parent is the first nerd.
OgOe TIL that twin brothers separated at birth and reunited 39 yrs later lived almost parallel lives. Both were named James, both owned a dog named Toy, both had married twice; first to women named Linda and second to women named Betty. Both drove Chevys, smoked Salem cigarettes and drank Miller Lite.
VydB TIL in medieval Europe “barber-butchers” were barbers that practiced surgery as well, a profession ranging from amputations to haircuts. The red and white ‘barber swirl’ in front of most barber shops today signifies blood and bandages which was common in their trade.