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TIL That Ancient Romans Used Urine for Teeth Whitening and Laundry

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n9y9 TIL that people are 3D printing penises and using NASA technology in sex toys
Lo9V TIL when the head of The Piratebay, Peter Sunde, was arrested he asked to phone his girlfriend so she could lock the doors of his house before going with the policeman. The policeman said yes. Instead, he pushed a button on an app that immediately encrypted all servers of The Piratebay.
ybvw TIL that there is so much heavy metal pollution around the Russian city of Norilsk, mining the surface soil has become economically feasible.
5Y6QP TIL that Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooey are the names of mice who orbited the Moon on Apollo 17
J1AB8 TIL Roald Dahl attributed his creativity to a head injury he sustained after crashing his plane during WW2.