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TIL There was already tentacle porn in Japan during Napoleon's times

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erjJ TIL that Nobel Prize laureate William Shockley, who invented a transistor, also proposed that individuals with IQs below 100 be paid to undergo voluntary sterilization
V0N4 TIL that a timezone in Australia, CWST, is used by just 200 people.
wPbY TIL Nixon deployed 25,000 soldiers to NYC in 1970 to deliver mail after carriers went on strike.
oRrVA TIL in 1915, San Diego hired a "rain maker" who used a secret mix of chemicals to "attract rain" for $10,000. It rained for most of January, destroying bridges, dams, and causing 20 deaths.
j6LbM TIL Alaskan Wood Frogs produce an antifreeze substance that allows them to freeze solid for up to 8 months and then thaw and come back to life in the spring.