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TIL that the wonderful smell that happens after a rain shower is not one, but three distinct smells: ozone caused by lightning ripping through oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere, spores produced by common ground bacteria, and oils produced by plants during dry spells as an evolutionary safeguard.

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WRX8 TIL that, through most of western history, larger-than-average penises were considered embarrassing and barbaric; the modern idea that ‘bigger is better’, beginning in the late 19th century, was a side effect of pornography
aGno TIL that Quentin Tarantino wants to stop making films when he is around 60 years old (he is currently 52) because he doesn’t want to “fuck up his filmography with a bunch of old-man stuff.”
eXKb TIL that Porphyria, a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth and peculiar behaviour, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend – especially as symptoms are worsened by garlic.
1a1ZD TIL of Rob Bob, a 20 year old, 7 foot 7 inch tall basketball player from Romania.
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