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TIL about Movember. A charity campaign dedicated to raise awareness for men's risk of prostate & testicular cancer along with mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

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vPd84 TIL in 2006 two woman were charged with criminal mischief for heating a fake penis called a “Whizzinator” in a convenience store microwave in order to pass a drug test. The clerk thought it was a real penis and called police. Charges were dropped after they agreed to replace the microwave.
jp4n TIL cats kidneys are so efficient, they can drink seawater all day every day, no problem.
m1J5R TIL about the town of Los Algodones, Mexico. Situated on the border with the United States, over 350 dentists populate the small town in order to provide affordable dental care to American visitors, leading to the nickname "Molar City".
oRDJE TIL that the phrase ‘the die has already been cast’ comes from a supposed quote by Julius Caesar in 49 BC, “Alea iacta est”, when he crossed the rubicon. He was saying once he crossed the Rubicon with his army, the act of rebellion started a civil war in Rome and signified a point of no return.
1a157 TIL that the Oneida silverware company started as a utopian society where they would have post menopausal women teach teenage boys about sex