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STICKY You ever heard of Matar judíos? [720x2845 - 835KB]

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Could terrorists really black out the power grid? | Utility Dive

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TIL ancient Romans used urine to brush their teeth, as a mouthwash to whiten their teeth and they even used it as a laundry detergent to wash their clothes off until 1700’s.

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Spanish fly is not only a beetle, it is also an aphrodisiac and can be used as a spice

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TIL the Myth of the Connecticut Pickle Law: Though there is no law that specifically states this, there are several statutes, regulations, and articles that address the incident of the pickles that did not bounce.

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TIL holocaust survivor Chaim Ferster cheated death in eight Nazi concentration camps during World War Two.

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TIL of the origins of 'Left' and 'Right' in politics

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TIL that the story of Sada Abe, a woman who cut off her dead lover's genitals and carried them around with her for days, is one of Japan's most notorious scandals.

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TIL about the Backfire Effect: Why Facts Don’t Always Change Minds

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TIL the Constitution of the state of Florida limits the cruel and inhumane confinement of pigs during pregnancy.

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What Language Do People Speak in the Balkans, Anyway?

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No jews in town:"Privilegium de non tolerandis Judaeis"

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TIL that after a Pope dies, his body must be buried intact, his body parts cannot be donated.

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TIL I learned they tried to kill Jeff Rense in 2015

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Today I learned you can make mash potatoes using potato chips, most notably Pringles

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TIL Dee Snider toured with his own self-tribute band

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TIL a silverback gorilla can lift up to 815 kilograms (1800 pounds) of dead weight. Meanwhile, a well trained human could lift a maximum of 410 kilograms (900 pounds) - half as much that the gorilla can manage.

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One of the Biggest Frauds in Tech History - The Miniscribe Brick Fiasco [21:50]

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TIL American flamingos’ long legs appear as though their knees bend backwards, which is not the case. Flamingos actually stand on their “tip-toes” – meaning the prominent joint on their leg is their ankle. Their knee is hidden by feathers and is located close to the bird’s body.

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The Soviets used film recovered from US spy balloons to take orbiting satelite pictures of the moon.

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TIL: They give out oscars to hairstylists

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TIL I can toss @AOU shekels like a drunken sailor at a strip club.

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TIL polar bears can swim for long distances and steadily for many hours to get from one piece of ice to another. Their large paws are specially adapted for swimming, which they’ll use to paddle through the water while holding their hind legs flat like a rudder.

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You should refrigerate coffee grounds

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TIL a vaginal “fart,” also called a “queef” or “vart,” is common. Unlike gas expelled from the rectum, which contains fecal waste and has an odor, vaginal flatulence is odorless and unrelated to the rectum (unless a woman has a rare rectovaginal fistula).

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