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TIL that 17th century Catholic scholars thought it possible that Jesus's detached foreskin ascended to Heaven and became the rings of Saturn.

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rkmw TIL Luigi Chinetti won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1949 by racing over 23 hours of the race by himself, only letting his co-driver behind the wheel for 20 minutes
J16pl TIL that rats laugh by "chirping" when playing and when tickled by humans. Rats that laugh the most also play the most and prefer to spend more time with other laughing rats.
4kdKo TIL The smiley face on a yellow background is trademarked. By the Smiley Company.
QJEkE TIL the Cuvier’s beaked whale has a foldable rib cage. When diving to extreme depths they can collapse their lungs in order to survive the water pressure. All of their oxygen is stored in their blood and muscles.
KOjdG TIL about the term 'gamaroosh' used by English television personality and necrophiliac Sir Jimmy Savile, meaning going down on corpses to muck about and have oral sex with them.