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TIL “Katamari Damacy” translates literally to “clump of souls”

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W7wd9 TIL that it is absolutely dangerous to swallow button batteries, because the battery reacts with bodily fluids and releases a strong alkaline substance which can burn through tissue.
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VM47B TIL until 2018, being fed with only bread and water was an available punishment in the US Navy for enlisted personal
OoRge TIL that famed Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky proposed marriage to his wife through a novel outline, then they went on a four-year honeymoon
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