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TIL in 2014, scientist Michael J. Smith published a study on where it’s most and least painful to get stung by a bee. Most painful: nostril, lip, and penis shaft. Least painful: skull, middle toe tip, and arm. He won an IgNobel Prize.

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e0OW6 TIL Stan Laurel, of Laurel & Hardy, would always graciously reply to fan letters and phone calls. His phone number was listed in the telephone directory and fans could dial the number to speak to him directly. Dick Van Dyke called Laurel when starting out and did an impression of him on his show.
OQdg TIL a Norwegian rockslide (~8000 years ago) is believed to have created a tsunami so powerful, it turned Britain from a European peninsula into an island.
Xd0D Til Sergey Bubka broke the pole vault world record in 1984 then kept breaking it every year after by as small an amount as possible for the reward money.
xAM5 TIL that there is a man who stomped on someone’s face while wearing Air Jordans. He is suing NIKE for failure to warn him that they could be considered dangerous weapons.
69VMJ TIL The weight of a single cloud is around 500,000 kg or or 1.1 million pounds.