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TIL - If you have sex with a woman who just had sex with a different man, the shape of your penis allows you to scoop out his semen and replace it with your own!

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rj6w TIL that a prisoner named James Carter was leading the men in a song called “Po’ Lazarus”. Someone recorded and preserved them singing for 40 years. In 2000 it was used in a movie soundtrack, which won a Grammy. Carter was tracked down and given thousands in royalties. He didn’t remember the lyrics.
996m TIL diamond really has no value. De Beers created an ad that convinced generations of young men and women that diamonds are valuable and synonymous with love
54eD TIL for most states in the U.S. you don’t need to commit an arrestable offense in order to be lawfully accused of resisting arrest.
Egd6W TIL cicada wings shed water, dirt, and bacteria and are anti-reflective to avoid detection by predators using nanopillars 4000x thinner than human hair and waxy substances
kJYw1 TIL that Papin invented the pressure cooker in 1679 for extracting gelatine from bones and reducing the time needed to cook food.