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TIL that the 'Luffas' (or 'Loofahs') you use as scrubbing sponges are actually very fibrous vegetables.

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LkJx9 TIL that FBI director J. Edgar Hoover possessed one of the world's largest collection of pornography, both for blackmail and for personal titillation purposes
VBnNZ TIL that James Cox didn't know the value of his second-hand watch until someone admired his 'Paul Newman' style watch. It 𝘸𝘒𝘴 Newman's actual watch and Cox sold it for $15.5m + premium
EAY7 TIL the first Alien movie was originally going to end with the alien winning
5VOKp TIL about Henry Cotton, an asylum director who believed that all insanity was caused by sepsis in other parts poisoning the brain, leading to widespread amputation of his patients' colons, teeth, reproductive organs, and even stomachs in order to "cure" them, with as many as 45% dying as a result
OarY TIL In Russian Roulette, the odds will be in the player’s favor because of the laws of gravity. Meaning the full chamber which weighs more will usually end up near the bottom of the cylinder, altering the odds in the player’s favour.