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TIL our star is called the Sun but doesn't have an actual name. *Not even Sol.

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ADkL7 TIL of the Small Penis Rule, which is when authors create a character based off a real person but give the character a small penis, so that the real person is less likely to accuse them of libel, since then they'd have to say they have a small penis too.
g8jX TIL In 1983 A man once naked from the waist down, walks down an aisle of a meeting room with his penis erect and invites members of the audience to touch his erection. That man is Giles Brindley showing of his results of his new invention: Viagra.
JdWV TIL - Michael, a gorilla that could use sign language to communicate, described seeing his mother shot.
0YgR TIL The British slang for sausages is “Banger” because of WWI food shortages. Meat shortages forced sausages to be made with high water content, causing them to burst when being cooked, hence the name.
m1Lpo TIL Kenyan science teacher Peter Tabichi who used to give 80% of his salary to poor students, wins $1m global award for World's best teacher in 2019