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TIL that men having sex 3 times a week, will help reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke by 50%

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b9GJa TIL about a species called the pied hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri). It has copied the appearance of a wasp but it’s white. They do this to fool their natural enemies into not eating them because wasp are poisonous. So if u ever see one, don't worry it's harmless. (See link for photo’s)
e0gdJ TIL The US postal service has a law enforcement arm made up of officers who carry firearms and have arresting powers
nanB TIL that in 1944, in effort to raise money for the war, The Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Giants all played a Three way game against each other. The final score was Dodgers - 5, Yankees - 1 and Giants - 0. It also ended up raising $56.5 million dollars in war bonds.
wL9g1 TIL that Vlad Dracula was called Vlad the Impaler because when his country was invaded by Ottomans, he had hundreds of soldiers impaled by putting stakes through their rectum in a way that missed their vital organs and kept them living and writhing for days to make an example for incoming invaders
lYbr TIL it’s illegal to melt down U.S. pennies and nickles because their metals are worth more than the coins themselves.