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TIL the phrase “balls to the wall” is the pilot’s equivalent to “pedal to the metal” and is not a reference to male anatomy

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DO4v TIL giant ice structures were discovered under the ice sheet in Greenland
krLd TIL in their “coming of age” ritual, aboriginals in Australia cut a “birth control” hole in the base of the boy’s penis and insert into it a splinter to keep it from closing. Urine and semen come out of the hole unless the subincision is plugged with a finger.
VBjY8 TIL Christopher Walken Is Also A Trained, Talented Dancer
X0pPr TIL that 90% of the world's diamonds are cut and polished in Surat, India
GAoOg TIL AIPAC tried to hide evidence that it played a major part in pushing for the Invasion of Iraq in 2003