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TIL that the bite of the Brazilian Wandering Spider can cause priapism (a long lasting and often painful erection) in men.

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9Yn7Q TIL as homage and in-joke, Quentin Tarantino named Mike Myers character from Inglourious Basterds "General Ed Feneche" to honor 1970s era Italian scream queen and sex symbol Edwige Fenech.
R7JRQ TIL the Dwarves in Middle Earth were created by an impatient Angel who wanted to have children of his own and teach them his crafts. Eru Ilúvatar (God) and creator of the Elves and Men was not pleased by this disobedience, but forgave his son and then adopted the Dwarves, allowing them to exist.
npEb TIL the word “parmesan” isn’t regulated in the United States and is usually imitation cheese
Vxg8 TIL of Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome—where a person with XY chromosomes externally develops to be identical to XX girls/women. A vagina is present but no uterus. It’s often undetected until a lack of 1st menstruation is noted. Most identify as women & grow up to be attracted to men.[NSFW]
W7g5X TIL in June 1998, Bill Morgan faced a near-death experience after a heart attack left him lifeless for approximately 14 minutes, only to be miraculously revived by doctors, leading to a 15-day coma. He defied the odds by winning a $30,000 car in a lottery draw, and astonishingly repeated his luck on