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TIL Ruth Handler, inventor of Barbie doll, struggled to find a good breast prosthesis after her breast surgery. So she manufactured more realistic version called 'Nearly me'.

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PQvO TIL the first computer mouse was made of wood
J1jY1 TIL about Ilha da Queimada Grande or Snake Island off the coast of Brazil. It is home to the critically endangered, venomous golden lancehead pit viper, one of the most dangerous snakes on Earth. Brazil has closed off the island to protect the snakes and the humans.
Oo5lX TIL that for every one bird killed by wind turbines in the U.S. there are 4,000 to 17,000 killed by cats.
x6lwD TIL The film Baby Driver was inspired by Noel Fielding's performance in a Mint Royale music video
4kNM5 TIL Mt. Thor on Baffin Island, Canada, has Earth’s greatest sheer vertical drop (4,101 feet).You can take one step off the peak and fall nearly a mile before you hit anything.