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TIL: Bonobos (also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee) are the only non-human animal to have been observed engaging in tongue kissing

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075j TIL the European Assoc. of Urology developed an Erection Hardness Score (EHS) to quantify the level of erection hardness on a scale of one to four. As described by one researcher: Level 1 is like tofu; Level 2 is like a peeled banana; Level 3 is like an unpeeled banana; Level 4 is like a cucumber.
gr8E9 TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance.
Ooa0R TIL that when Jeff Hilger first started marketing the Koala Bear Kare Baby Changing Station in the 80's most businesses saw no need for it. It wasnt until after he started passing out fliers of a woman changing her baby's diaper on a dirty bathroom floor that his idea became a huge success.
PYX6L TIL in 2002, a class action lawsuit was filed against the Association of American Medical Colleges for colluding to overwork and underpay residents (trainee doctors). The suit was dismissed in 2004 when Congress snuck a clause into a Pension bill exempting the AAMC match program from antitrust laws.
GkA4 TIL - Belgium beat Iraq to get the world record for having no government for the longest time