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TIL that men using a laptop on their laps will overheat their testicles (scrotal hyperthermia), even if they use a pillow or a pad underneath. Leg position played a far bigger role -- and is why most men spread their legs far apart.

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4XdyJ TIL During WWII, the only US land operation to take place on the Japanese home islands was performed by a submarine (U.S.S Barb). Crew from the sub went onto to the island and placed explosives on some tracks, which ended up sending a train into the ocean. The barb is the only sub to sink a train.
6kgZ TIL that the picture of an angry cloud of sentient electricity that is commonly seen on transformers is named “Mr. Ouch”
ADDbn TIL in 2011, a Swedish man was arrested for splitting an atom in his kitchen
e0Dlk TIL the film 'Happy Feet' originally had a large subplot regarding extraterrestrial space aliens - this wasn't cut until the final year of production
Brk6e TIL that nearly half of the world’s twins are born in Africa. The small West African nation of Benin has the highest concentration of twins in the world while Japan has the lowest rate of twinning.