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TIL that rubies are just red sapphires.

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4rpN TIL in Netherlands, there is an actual word for whipping out one’s penis and hitting something with it. And in 2008, it was voted word of the year.
8eLjb TIL Michael Jackson frequently used to prank call Russell Crowe even though the two had never met
a8JBZ TIL Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write ‘America the Beautiful’ after reaching the summit of Pike’s Peak in Colorado
v4OB TIL that we are less likely to be sexually attracted to people that we grew up with early in life, due to the Westermark effect. In other words, it could be nature’s way of preventing incest.
J1yM4 TIL Bull sharks are euryhaline and can thrive in both salt and fresh water. They are known to travel far up rivers, and have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) from the ocean