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TIL there is a cologne that is specifically designed to make you smell like the Pirates Of The Caribbean ride at Disneyland.

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XlLQ TIl wood frogs can freeze solid for up to 8 months. They thaw in the spring with all normal function restored (just in time to bang). Scientists still don’t understand the mechanism that restarts the frogs’ hearts.
oRAxA TIL in 499 century BC, king Histaiaeus (ancient Greece) sent secret military messages tattooed on bald heads of messengers. After the hair regrew, they sent the messengers. In the destination they were shaved again to reveal the message.
vPp7B TIL a sculpture commemorating "Gangnam Style" was erected in the eponymous district in Seoul. It consists of two giant hands in the horse-riding gesture from the music video, and plays the song when people stand under it.
1a16V TIL the name "Lego" is derived from the Danish phrase “leg godt” which means "play well"
16Bb8 TIL that If two pieces of similar metals touch in a vacuum, and if both pieces are perfectly flat and polished, they will indeed fuse to effectively make one new piece. This is called cold welding.