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TIL that an entomologist called Justin Schmidt allowed plenty of venomus insects to sting him in order to record the pain intensity in what's called "Schmidt pain Scale".

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7Jwx TIL when John Carmack was 14, he broke into a school to steal Apple II computers. Carmack concocted a sticky substance of Thermite mixed with Vaseline that melted through the windows. However, an accomplice set off an alarm & alerted police. Carmack was then sentenced to a year in a juvenile home.
W7MW4 TIL that during puberty more melanin is released by certain cells, causing the penis and nipples to get darker than the other parts of the body.
oBL7r TIL the self-absorption paradox asserts that the more self-aware we are, the less likely we are to make social mistakes, but the more likely we are to torture ourselves over past mistakes. High self-awareness leads to more psychological distress.
4XagJ TIL Owls don't have eyeballs. They have eye tubes.
DBbD TIL Martin Luther King Jr. received a C in public speaking.