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TIL: Rue McClanahan (Blanche from the Golden Girls) received a conscription notice for Korea on account of her masculine sounding first name - Eddi

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MeDLK TIL That the funny bone (ulnar nerve) is the largest unprotected nerve in the body.
16rR8 TIL that luffa / loofah are a vegetable that belong to the gourd family!
Lk9Dr TIL sound travels at about 1,080 feet per second in a fog bank. Steamboat captains, rounding off to 1,000 feet for safety, would listen for the echo from their steam whistle to tell how far from shore they were in a fog. An echo heard 1 second after whistle means the boat was 500 ft from shore.
j5ZE TIL snails can crawl over razorblades and other sharp surfaces without injury
R5DW4 TIL retired US Army officer Moses West is deploying atmospheric water generators to provide clean water in areas where it is needed most. He is literally pulling water from thin air.