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TIL that prominent Baptist minister Jack Schaap gave public sermons called "A Polished Shaft" that included vivid demonstrations of said shaft-polishing.

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epyP5 TIL of the Glasgow effect, a term which refers to the lower life expectancy of residents of the Scottish city compared to the rest of the UK and Europe. Some hypotheses for this effect include stress, especially in childhood, leading to ill health; violent gang culture; and rate of premature births.
X0XNR TIL that David Carradine died in a hotel room in Bangkok, the reported result of autoerotic asphyxiation - the intentional restriction of oxygen for sexual pleasure. His family and agent believed that Carradine was murdered.
NX6nM TIL At big banks, “Vice President” sounds impressive but means little. Thousands hold the title—often with no raise, power, or real change. It usually just means you’ve been there a while. Many get the title with no real job change. Goldman once had 12,000 VPs—about 40% of the company, said its CEO.
XE6x6 TIL that up until the year 1916, London's famed department store Harrods offered packages of morphine and cocaine complete with syringe and spare needles, which was recommended as “A Useful Present for Friends at the Front.”
R7vA9 TIL Millikan's famous Oil Drop Experiment (1909), was developed with his grad student, Harvey Fletcher. Millian pressured Fletcher into allowing him sole credit, in exchange for Fletcher having sole credit for another paper.