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TIL Masturbate-a-thon is an event where participants masturbate to raise money for charity and increase the public awareness and dispel the shame and taboos that exist about this form of sexual activity.

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Y7aLW TIL Orson Welles was locked out of the editing room of Touch of Evil. Editing fell to Aaron Stell, who was rendered "ill, depressed and unhappy with the studio's impatience." After a series of edits and reshoots Welles wrote a 58 page report of needed improvements.
7rylX TIL that when America declared war on Germany in 1917, the majority of Texas A&M cadets enrolled in class were excused by the university and joined the war effort. “Graduation” was conducted at the cadets’ training facility.
wL5Qo TIL scientists have discovered how to implant false memories in mice. While false memories have been induced behaviorally for decades, and we can now boost our memory capacity, only recently have we been able to neurologically implant memories by filling neurons with laser light.
j6GZn TIL studies show that experiencing Déjà vu is more likely to occur in individuals with more education, travel experience, and liberal attitudes. It also greatly diminishes as a person ages.
Jojm TIL of the 1902 Mt Pelée eruption which killed 30,000 island occupants leaving 3 survivors: one girl rowed to safety in a cave she played in, one man survived it and two future eruptions, and one survived by blocking the 1,000 degree ash from his prison cell with urine drenched clothing.