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6EN0Z TIL NASA astronauts renamed the penis sleeve for urinating in space suits from “small, medium, and large” to “extra large, immense, and unbelievable.”
WkPaA TIL Pop singer Kesha was born with a quarter inch vestigial tail. She commented "I had a tail when I was born...they chopped it off and stole my tail...I’m really sad about that story".
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