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TIL that the only known albino gorilla was found in Spanish Guinea and was later moved to Barcelona zoo. He was named "Snowflake" and supplied the nickname for Ronald Koeman when he was a Barcelona player.

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x6ey5 TIL that investigative reporters from the Chicago Sun-Times bought and operated their own neighborhood bar in 1978 to expose corruption by city inspectors
bVOQ TIL that a study performed by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Clemson University found that three to six instances of double-dipping “would transfer about 10,000 bacteria from the eater’s mouth to the remaining dip.” The study concluded that double-dipping should be curtailed.
16AAP TIL that the origin of 6 of the 7 musical notes (do re mi fa sol la) were inspired by the first syllable of each line of the Latin hymn "Hymn to St. John the Baptist"
X00Nk TIL HPV can affect men as well. The virus causes 95% of anal cancer, about 64% of oropharyngeal (tonsils, throat, base of tongue) cancers, and rarer cancers, such as penile cancers. There is currently no approved screening test for HPV in men.
nOoG TIL that Castration prevents male pattern baldness if done before the hair is lost