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TIL male dragonflies have two penises, and one of them is used to scoop out another male’s sperm from the female they want to mate with

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oBe7E TIL that Sam Houston, the general who led Texas to victory in its war for independence from Mexico & who served as its president during its 10 years of independence, was removed from office as Governor of Texas when it seceded in 1861, after refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
Bry7d TIL Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, was excommunicated a few months before his death for having a 'change of heart' towards gay people
VOXB TIL a fitness trainer intentionally gained over 70 pounds to better understand the plight of his overweight clients. Then lost it all again six months later.
rRgBM TIL Ron Popeil was a college drop out and his Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ sold over eight million units in the US alone
5YoP9 TIL, "On an autumn night in 1978, 4 fast-food workers vanished from their shift. 41 years later, police still don't know who killed them."