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TIL that there is an opposite of ambidextrous called ambisinister, which means you suck equally with both hands.

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M7RlB TIL that dogs rotate before lying down because turning in circles provides an opportunity to take one last look for potential predators and attacks before bedtime. It’s actually an inherited form of self-preservation and protection.
WPY4 TIL Albert Einstein used the same soap for shaving and washing because of a firm conviction that two kinds of soap needlessly complicate life.
16J8V TIL The largest lake in the solar system isn't on Earth. Its on Saturn's moon, Titan.
Eg0Px TIL that the 1971 Doors song "Riders on the Storm" partially references an American hitchhiking killer, Billy "Cockeyed" Cook in its lyrics. In 1950-51, Cook murdered six people, including a family of five, on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California.
69XxX TIL Tonic water was created as an early prophylactic treatment against Malaria (due to the added Quinine) by the British army. They added Gin to improve taste and now we have the G&T.