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TIL the lil bumps at the back of some toothbrushes is actually for the tongue

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yQoGv TIL of Emergence, the phenomenon of complex systems, like ant colonies and cells, coming from simpler pieces.
KMWE TIL that illiterate immigrant Jews signed with a circle in lieu of their names. The Yiddish word for Circle was kikel, leading to the ethnic slur “kike”
8eGZX TIL Sam Walton founder of Wal-mart was an avid pilot. He flew his small aluminum plane around to scout new store locations and keep tabs on his stores. One time he dropped in on a Wal-Mart because he noticed from the sky that its parking lot was empty.
o1Qr TIL that Chinese armed forces use crossbows at all unit levels to stop persons carrying explosives without risk of causing detonation.
RnG9 TIL that salamanders are often associated with fire in mythology because they tend to find shelter in rotting logs. When these logs would be used as firewood, the escaping salamanders would “magically” appear from the flames.