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TIL that the word “Sanction” is an antonym of itself.

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kK0m TIL That when the mummy of Ramses II was sent to France in the mid-1970s, it was actually issued a legal Egyptian passport. Ramses’ occupation? “King (deceased).”
4xGJ TIL that in 2012, a blind woman wrote a book on a notepad with rubberbands wrapped around to indicate lines. Her son read chapters back to her for edits then sent them to typesetters. Once, she gave her son 26 blank pages because the pen lost ink and police helped reform it in a five-month effort.
EjwP TIL after a Soviet doctor in Antarctica had to remove his own appendix, all Austrialian doctors must have theirs removed before allowed to stay there.
5YlZ9 TIL: The United States Air Force Pararescue (PJs) use the sound bite of "Leeroy Jenkins" from World of Warcraft to notify themselves of an upcoming medevac mission.
Akjn TIL that when womens’ nipples are stimulated during sex, the genital area of their sensory cortex is also activated, meaning that women really can orgasm from only nipple play