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TIL that there is an urban legend that the British Board of Film Classification would reject any film which contained a penis which looked more erect than the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland

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6LGQ TIL microwaving a sliced grape will cause a spark as a result of electrons being ripped away from the atom. These free electrons can compound on themselves through a process called ‘runaway breakdown’ and cause a massive surge of plasma.
Pn7J TIL: Psychologists looked at the nature of the internet troll and discovered they were actually just the sadists and psychopaths that are part of our world. The internet just gave them a way to express it.
DBDP TIL there is such a thing as one-way bulletproof glass. This allows you to return fire through the glass while still keeping you protected from the attacker (your shot leaves a bullet-sized hole, but doesn’t compromise the rest of the shield).
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