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TIL Adidas was founded by a former member of the Nazi party, Adolf Dassler, Adi was a nickname and das was the first 3 letters of his last name

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JXvV TIL that the line “ass so fat” is used in over 140 rap songs.
D1Jmv TIL that the surgeon who pioneered organ transplant proved it by sewing dogs heads to other dogs
b94oZ TIL that boomerangs used for hunting are not designed for a curved return flight, but to fly straight and hit their target. Returning boomerangs are at most used to frighten birds into movement.
a86pJ TIL The popularity of the book Rascal (1963) and subsequent anime entitled Araiguma Rasukaru was inordinately responsible for the accidental introduction of the raccoon into Japan.
d8w88 TIL that the Iberian Ribbed Newt has a special defense mechanism. When in danger, it juts its pointed ribs out so that they pierce its skin, making it appear hard to eat. Once the predator backs off, the skin regenerates.