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TIL that cetaceans blow bubble rings seemlingly for amusement

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4kgyo TIL that in the original "Three Wishes" story from 1001 Nights, the man uses his first wish to makes his dick gigantic, his second wish to accidentally remove his dick altogether, and his third wish to just get his original dick back
XyAE TIL During WWII, L Ron Hubbard once led a 68 hour battle against two Japanese submarines which he claimed “definitely sunk, beyond doubt”. An analysis later concluded that there were never any submarines in the area.
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