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TIL Rick Astley has only earned $12 in royalties from the ‘RickRoll’ meme

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DQBQP TIL that estrogen from birth control pills is sometimes excreted in human waste, which can end up in municipal wastewater, and eventually the environment. Some species of male fish are becoming 'feminized' as a result.
16xLD TIL that Paul Winchell, the guy who voiced Mr. Owl on the Tootsie Pop commercials, Tigger from Winnie the Poo, and Gargamel from the Smurfs, also invented the artificial heart.
5Vo5P TIL scientists didn’t use real blood to test absorbency of menstrual products, such as pads, until 2023. Up until then, a saline solution was the default method.
EnxP TIL there was a real Canadian political party called the “Lemon Party.”
VbjQ TIL The first repeating hand held firearms were made as early as the 1600’s and a number of them were even issued to elite Danish soldiers.