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TIL that in Japan, there is an annual Penis Festival called "Kanamara Matsuri"

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rR0B4 TIL The industry standard microphone for live vocal performances (ie, concerts) is the Shure SM58, first released in 1966 and retailing for only $100.
5PPB TIL 75% of babies born prematurely die from hypothermia in the developing world. The incubators sold in Western countries cost up to $20,000 and require electricity. Embrace is a nonprofit that created a baby incubator that costs only $200 and works without electricity.
wo6M6 TIL bees will leave the hive with all their honey (abscond) if they (for various reasons) feel uncomfortable with their living situation, even if it means certain death from being exposed to the elements.
BgOmK TIL that congress authorized the guards of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetary to abandon their post due to hurricane Sandy. They refused and continued their duty.
oRV7A TIL the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem, significant in Abrahamic religions, was once the head quarters for the Knights Templars