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TIL in 2008 a Russian politician’s speech was interrupted by a flying remote control dildo

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mx6dy TIL that, during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the extreme heat caused one man's brain to turn to glass.
OGEpe TIL about the Schäffer affair - in 1815, German doctor Georg Anton Schäffer was sent by the Russian-American Company to retrieve cargo from a ship that had run aground on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Instead, he tried organizing the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
yQX8l TIL that a "sense of impending doom" is a medically recognised symptom, and can indicate certain conditions.
4ea6 TIL that an adopted man in Michigan searched for his birth mother for 4 years before finding out that she worked at the same Lowe’s store that he worked at. Neither of them knew.
XbBj TIL men are responsible for bringing high heels into fashion and women adapted the style in an effort to add masculinity to their attire.