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TIL that deer antlers are literally weaponized cancerous growths

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rRPNx TIL Dong Chim, a prank translated as “poop needle” where you poke someone with your index fingers between their butt cheeks with as much force as possible, is so popular in South Korea that a town there decided a statue of children playing should depict the prank.
p8P7b TIL Cheryl Pierson was being abused by her dad but when he threatened to abuse her sister, 9, she hired a classmate to kill him. The judge was lenient on them both. When Cheryl got out, she wrote a book & the classmate went back to prison to run their college program.
9Y9vX TIL that Iceland has largest banana plantation in Europe. They use geothermal energy to heat greenhouses, allowing for the production of tropical fruits like banananas.
yQreV TIL The oldest condoms ever found were made from animal and fish intestines. One particular example found in Sweden was crafted from pig intestine, and is thought to have been made around 1640 AD.
R7bka TIL rodents living outside of captivity still enjoy running in wheels because it gives them a self-rewarding "runner's high"