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TIL Some Ancient Pacific Islanders explored the seas using their testicles as a navigational tool.

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yQ4vV TIL: You cannot actually get pink eye from farts or someone having farted on a pillow. “Our pillow is not a host for bacteria or viruses. Yes, our farts can contain bacteria that can transfer onto our pillow, but this will not stay on our pillow for a long length of time.”
eWLg TIL that a professor of medical psychology in New York started hearing a voice in her head in 1965. Her colleague encouraged her to write down what it said. The voice produced 3 volumes of “spiritual psychology,” some of which is written in iambic pentameter.
b9lbp TIL of the JFK Records Act, an act that states that all government documents related to the Kennedy assassination be publicly disclosed on October 26 2017.
ay8o TIL that German internet users have a 23-year-old meme where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (330,000) does not exist
nWaEP TIL about Wood’s Metal. Because it melts at low temperatures, it was used to make joke spoons that would melt in hot soup. It is also highly toxic.