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TIL that crying releases excess stress hormones, thus creating the effect of feeling better after crying.

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rN6me TIL that during court proceedings, Oklahoma judge Donald D. Thompson often used a penis pump, and occasionally shaved his scrotum and urinated in a trash can. He was eventually disbarred, prosecuted, did prison time, and then sued the state to keep his $8,800 judicial pension. He lost.
7a8x TIL A baby porcupine is called a ‘porcupette’
loLR7 TIL that china is consuming more pork than ever before
evmJ TIL Dog breeds differ in intelligence and have been graded according to the trainability aspect of their intelligence. The dogs considered to be the smartest are the ‘Border Collies’ and the dumbest are the 'Afghan Hounds.’
AEpo TIL that General Electric in Schenectady, NY has the zip code 12345, and receives thousands of letters to Santa yearly from kids who guess Santa’s address. Employees there often use their breaks to write response letters.