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Today I learned 10 months ago
TIL that Toyota made a Hummer inspired SUV for both military and civilian markets. While popular with Police forces, Japanese tax and safety regulations doomed it from the start.
MotorTrend
Toyota Mega Cruiser: Did You Know Toyota Made a Hummer H1 Lookalike?
It’s hard to say if the Mega Cruiser’s resemblance to a certain High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle is coincidence or copy.
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Today I learned 11 months ago
TIL a 2012 study compared a nation's chocolate consumption to the number of Nobel prize laureates per capita that it had and found an incredibly close correlation between the two. Countries with the most Nobel prize laureates per capita consumed the most chocolate. Switzerland finished first in both
BBC News
Does chocolate make you clever?
A study appears to suggest eating chocolate improves a nation's chances of winning Nobel Prizes. But does cocoa really hold the key to genius?
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Today I learned 11 months ago
TIL that the clitoris is like an iceberg in that only 10 percent of it is visible, the other 90 percent is internal.
Whole Person Integration
The Clitoris: Much More Than the Tip of the Iceberg — Whole Person Integration
This lack of focus and knowledge can create a lot of issues for those with clitorises.  Psychologically, there is a message put forth that the...
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Today I learned 11 months ago
TIL people can get stones in your scrotum, just like they can get bladder and kidney stones. They are called "scrotal pearls" or "scrotoliths" and are benign calfications within the scrotal sac.
Radiopaedia
Scrotolith | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
Scrotoliths, also known as scrotal pearls, are benign incidental extratesticular macrocalcifications within the scrotum. They frequently occupy the...
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Today I learned 11 months ago
TIL On March 3, 1876, residents of Olympian Springs, Kentucky, experienced a strange event known as the "Kentucky Meat Shower," where pieces of raw meat fell from the sky over an area of about 100 by 50 yards for a few minutes.
Real Appalachia
The Kentucky Meat Shower: A Bizarre Mystery in Appalachian History - Real Appalachia
The Kentucky Meat Shower: A Bizarre Mystery in Appalachian History On March 3, 1876, a truly strange and still-unexplained event took place in Bath...
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