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TIL that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation offers $100,000 grants to people trying to make better condoms.

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Bregr TIL Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.(Panthera)
gMde7 TIL tooth enamel is harder than steel. It's composed of mineralised calcium phosphate, which is the single hardest substance any living being can produce. Your tooth enamel is harder than a lobster's shell or a rhino's horn.
7rO5M TIL That bears don’t poop while hibernating. Instead, their body creates a “fecal plug” which can be 7-15 inches long and 1-2.5 inches in diameter.
R5Wbj TIL, Until the evolution of the printing press in the 15th century, use of modern numbers (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), also called Arabic numerals, in Europe was mainly confined to Northern Italy.
69LLm TIL: The 3x platinum hit "Man in the Mirror" is one of two songs not written by Michael Jackson from Jackson's seventh solo album "Bad".