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TIL that the charity organization “Fuck for Forest” runs the only porn site specifically created to raise money for a cause (in FFFs case: fighting deforestation)

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YYBA TIL that in 2006 Werner Herzog stumbled upon a rolled car. He pulled a confused man out of the wreck after he tried to light a cigarette when there was a fuel leak. That man was Joaquín Phoenix
wLJM8 TIL Elderly spouses who experience the death of their partner become 30-90% more likely to pass away during the 3 months following the death, and 15% more likely to die in the months thereafter.
J1L5j TIL that, between 2006 and 2009, Bob Dylan hosted his own weekly one-hour radio show called Theme Time Radio Hour. Rather than genre, the songs on each episode centered around a lyrical theme, such as "Weather", "Money" or "Flowers".
X04jr TIL Americans have used metric daily for 200+ years. We spend cents, not "pennies". Our least valued coin was an intentionally break from the pre-decimal British "penny" and aligned us with our French allies after the revolution. Cent is from the Latin centum or hundred(th), as in centimeter.
pmE8 TIL That Hitler’s ‘Mein Kamph’ was mocked by being called 'Mein Kramph’ ('My Cramps’ or perhaps 'My Diarrhea’) by critics.