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TIL It is considered a sin for one to try to convert another to Judaism. One must desire conversion to Judaism for its own sake, and for no other motives.

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DQQ8j TIL that killer whales/orcas are the apex predator of the ocean, not great white sharks.
M7rM8 TIL The male orgasm is a 3 stage process involves 3 glands & the testicles. Seminal Fluid is alkaline. Prior to ejaculation 1-2 drops of a clear liquid is secreted by the bulbourethral glands & neutralizes the acidity of the urethra. Then the milky prostate secretion without sperm, then the payload.
X0YPk TIL that, immediately after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an order came down from the Secretary of the Navy to destroy all personal logs associated with the use of the presidential yacht USS Sequoia during the Kennedy Administration.
OoB4L TIL animals would face trial and execution if they killed humans in medieval times. The state would even pay the costs of a lawyer for the animals.
oBxQK TIL in the 1956 Melbourne olympics, veterinary student Barry Larkin protested against the relay, carrying a fake flame, consisting of a pair of underpants set on fire in a plum pudding can, attached to a chair leg. Successfully handing it to the Mayor of Sydney and escaping unnoticed.