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TIL: Marijuana can cause priapism, a painful erection lasting more than 4 hours.

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69pdQ TIL in 1973 and 1987, two juvenile Bald Eagles were found having flown to Ireland.
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l76LV TIL Hapax Legomenon is the term that refers to a word that is used once in a written language or in a written work.
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dgjQ TIL diamonds are not actually rare and are only expensive because the De Beers group owns 90% of the diamond supply and keeps the supply in the market low to keep prices high. They invented the idea that diamonds are an old human tradition for marriage in the 1930s to sell to the American market.