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TIL that the honorific for an especially skilled driver reacting adequately to an emergency situation in Russia is “железобетонное очко”, meaning “one whose anus is made of reinforced concrete”.

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KMEG TIL a guy once jammed HBO’s satellite signal to protest their rates.
v111j TIL the Danish Language is so difficult to learn, that Danish children take longer to learn to speak than children from other countries.
jNAOj TIL about Sam Ballard, a 29 year old Aussie who died 8 years after eating a slug on a dare. The slug carried rat lungworm, a rare parasite that can penetrate the intestine, traverse the nervous system, and burrow into the brain’s outer lining. While most infected recover, the parasite can be fatal.
kJwBg TIL of Deborah Sampson, an American woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight for America during the American Revolution. After she was found out to be a woman, Paul Revere helped her to become the first woman in history to receive a military pension.
WkMaY TIL of Bass Reeves. an African American commonly thought to be the inspiration for the lone ranger, he arrested more than 3,000 felons and killed 14 outlaws.