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TIL that there is evidence to support that Ancient Egypt had proctologists and their term for the position literally translates to “shepherd of the anus”.

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nWoGd TIL that the reason why certain commercial washing machines have come with the warning label "Do not put any person in this washer" is because companies have been sued after small children have climbed inside washers which have then been started.
oRvoo TIL A report about American fast food consumption concludes people actually eat more fast food as their income levels go up
rN5JM TIL of William (Guillermo) Brown, an Irish-born Navy Admiral who founded the Argentinean Navy and helped in both Argentinean and Uruguayan independance wars.
bj5Q TIL that if Godzilla was real, he would produce 151,436,928 gallons of urine per day
69NOl TIL that King Christian X of Denmark regularly traveled without security during WW2 and spoke out against antisemitism while living under Nazi occupation, eventually rescuing 95% of Denmark’s Jewish population by relocating them to Sweden.