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TIL a 43-year-old man who had his penis torn off in a horrible accident at the age of 6 has received a “bionic”, 8-inch, fully functional penis crafted and installed in a pioneering surgical procedure

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n9R7 TIL that British, American and Canadian bacon rashers each have their own distinct look and are cut from different parts of the pig.
XaD6 TIL that, in his younger years, John Lennon beat women. “ I used to be cruel to my woman, and physically – any woman. I was a hitter.”
6QDX TIL that nowhere in the Quran is there a command that women must be veiled or covered.
MeVRa TIL in 2010, a Kansas State University professor went on a Twinkie diet, where he ate mainly Twinkies, Oreos, and Doritos to prove to his students that calorie counting is the important part of losing weight, not nutritional content. He lost 27 pounds in 2 months.
Y7Zyd TIL In Finland, cab drivers are required by law to pay royalty fees for songs played on their taxi radio while working & conveying paying passengers. The reason being, cabbies use music for commerce while making a profit. A fixed sum is to be paid to the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society annually