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TIL The human colon explodes at 4 PSI (27.5 kPa)

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VMKd4 TIL a lawyer used his will for practical jokes. He gave a house to 3 men who hated each other, stocks in a brewery to preachers, shares of a racetrack to each ministers "except Spracklin, who shot a hotelkeeper", and gave the rest to whoever had the most kids in 10 years.
4knZ5 TIL Following divine visions, Saint Galgano of Siena imbedded his sword into stone in 1180, in a renunciation of war and material possessions. The sword is still there today, in the Monastery of San Galgano in Tuscany. It's believed that this story influenced the Excalibur legend in Britain.
ANlMw TIL "pipe down" and "pipe up" have completely different origins. The former is a nautical term while the latter is a musical term
e0Evb TIL that David Brandt, the farmer from the "It ain't much but it's honest work" meme, is an expert in no-till farming and soil conservation
xGm5 TIL you are twice as likely to win the jackpot in the mega millions lottery than you are to win the $1million prize from McDonald’s monopoly