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TIL Eminem bought Elton John 2 diamond cock rings for his civil partnership

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Wk0KB Today I learned a HS in CO with a Native American logo made peace with the Arapaho tribe in 1993 and continue to be "Warriors" with the tribe's permission
99ar TIL there is a mine in Pennsylvania that has been on fire since 1962, and is expected to burn for another 250 years minimum.
E1Ppo TIL of the speed camera lottery in Stockholm, Sweden. Drive at or under the speed limit and you'll be entered into a lottery where the prize fund comes from the fines that speeders pay. Average speed reduced from 32km/h to 25km/h (a reduction of 22%)
Oo074 TIL That in the Middle Ages, Knights in full harness (full plate armor) could contarary to popular belief, move quite well and were still agile enough to climb, run, roll, and wrestle with little dificulty.
89JP TIL that our modern idea of headphone plugs is >130yrs old. It was invented in 1878, and is thus possibly the oldest electrical connector standard still in use today!