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TIL that prone masturbation (lying down on one's stomach and applying pressure to the penis) might numb your body to arousal and pleasure; one may find they are unable to get or maintain an erection during sex.

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W74MY TIL that Coca-Cola is currently flavored with decocainized coca leaves
ba90 TIL A wolverine once killed a polar bear in a zoo by latching onto its throat and suffocating it to death
6ybW TIL that James Earl Jones declined to have his name appear on the credits of both Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), claiming that he felt his contribution wasn’t significant enough to warrant a credit.
xZKb TIL that in 1731, a woman who was known for trafficking young girls was put in a pillory at St James Street and Park Place, London and pelted with rocks by bystanders for two days until she died. [Crosspost from /r/VictorianEra]
j6XWN TIL that after the astronauts onboard Skylab 4 forgot to communicate with ground control for one orbit, it was reported in the media as a "strike" or "mutiny", despite the astronauts denying that it was intentional.