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TIL that the the first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

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oBNK TIL Michael Bolton from Office Space is also the voice of Dr. Wernstrom and Scruffy the Janitor on Futurama (and several other characters)
r7KW TIL the honeyguide bird uses calls that it only makes to humans to guide them to bee hives. It then expects it’s share of honey in return.
Z8Baa TIL that when a hurricane is approaching, Walmart sales of Strawberry flavoured Pop-Tarts increase by over over 7x.
yQK7a TIL Brain activity appears to continue for around 10 minutes after people are dead, especially in the part that controls the memory.
ZppoR TIL New Zealand had MTV 5 years before it launched, called Radio With Pictures. From 1976, The show had VJs, quality music videos, and band features. It gave valuable exposure to New Zealand artists and was the inspiration for MTV when Mike Nesmith of the Monkees saw the show and told MTV's creator