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TIL humans are the only mammals with permanently swollen breasts. We have boobs all the time, other animals only have them when nursing.

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4XV65 TIL soldiers used to open cigarette packs from the bottom to avoid having to “bum” them to others since from a shirt pocket the pack appeared unopened
OwDL TIL that old-fashioned (1930s) bar tenders wore arm-bands to adjust the lengths of their sleeves. In those days, most men’s shirts came ready made with a single length extra long sleeve.
8wmZ TIL in 1953, the City of Niagara Falls bought a plot of land called “Love Canal” for $1 from a chemical company that had used the area as a dump. Despite warnings from the company, a school was built on the land. From 1974–1978, 56% of children in the area were born with birth defects.
Rm68 TIL After Fighter pilot Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr. flew the longest interception mission of WWII to shoot down and kill the Admiral responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor, he broke radio silence to tell everybody “That son of a bitch will not be dictating any peace terms in the White House”.
GAKa7 TIL that the Wii sensor bar doesn't communicate with the Wii console at all and is just LED lights powered by a cable