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TIL that Caravaggio Feared Death by Execution and then Died in the Quest of Reaching Rome.

1 upvotes • astvz

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Til: that Haile Gebreselassie gets punch in the head and won the race

1 upvotes • Lost-Cow-9386

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TIL the niqab is the Muslim headdress with only the eyes visible whereas the burqa has netting over the eyes so not even they are visible.

1 upvotes • SarahBennett5YX

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TIL there are only 40 "LEGO Master Model Builders" in the world who get to build LEGOs for a living. There's also a "Master Builder Academy" where you can prep for a multi-round competition for the job.

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TIL. Gemini: A Key to Ultimate Love, Enlightenment & True Prosperity ❤️ Intuitive Tarot August #gemini

1 upvotes • Sandy4real

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TIL that the movie In & Out was inspired by an actual event: when Tom Hanks accidentally outed his gay High School drama teacher during an Oscar acceptance speech.

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TIL that an early version of a chainsaw was used in the 19th century to widen a woman's pelvis during childbirth.

1 upvotes • GeorgeAlfonsoSiVn

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TIL: In 1994, a high school girl was actually arrested/jailed for a time because she refused to change out of a White Zombie shirt deemed 'obscene' and with the help of the ACLU, sued for violation of her 1st Amendment rights.

1 upvotes • I_Have_No_Name_00

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TIL that sperm whales are so called because their heads are filled with large amounts of oily fluid, which the whalers believed to be sperm. Scientists still aren't sure what it's there for.

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TIL you CAN increase your penis length non-surgically with a penis extender. The results of a 2008 study showed a mean gain in flaccid length and stretched penile length of 2.3cm (0.9 inches) and 1.7cm (0.66 inches) respectively after 6 months.

1 upvotes • Merseez

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that Caravaggio Feared Death by Execution and then Died in the Quest of Reaching Rome.	1	astvz
Til: that Haile Gebreselassie gets punch in the head and won the race	1	Lost-Cow-9386
TIL the niqab is the Muslim headdress with only the eyes visible whereas the burqa has netting over the eyes so not even they are visible.	1	SarahBennett5YX
TIL there are only 40 "LEGO Master Model Builders" in the world who get to build LEGOs for a living. There's also a "Master Builder Academy" where you can prep for a multi-round competition for the job.	1	[deleted]
TIL. Gemini: A Key to Ultimate Love, Enlightenment & True Prosperity ❤️ Intuitive Tarot August #gemini	1	Sandy4real
TIL that the movie In & Out was inspired by an actual event: when Tom Hanks accidentally outed his gay High School drama teacher during an Oscar acceptance speech.	1	[deleted]
TIL that an early version of a chainsaw was used in the 19th century to widen a woman's pelvis during childbirth.	1	GeorgeAlfonsoSiVn
TIL: In 1994, a high school girl was actually arrested/jailed for a time because she refused to change out of a White Zombie shirt deemed 'obscene' and with the help of the ACLU, sued for violation of her 1st Amendment rights.	1	I_Have_No_Name_00
TIL that sperm whales are so called because their heads are filled with large amounts of oily fluid, which the whalers believed to be sperm. Scientists still aren't sure what it's there for.	1	[deleted]
TIL you CAN increase your penis length non-surgically with a penis extender. The results of a 2008 study showed a mean gain in flaccid length and stretched penile length of 2.3cm (0.9 inches) and 1.7cm (0.66 inches) respectively after 6 months.	1	Merseez