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TIL that Fabio got hit in the face by a goose while on a rollercoaster in 1999.

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LQ1vv TIL that we turn on the exact same stress-response as do those mammals running for their lives or running for a meal, and we turn it on for psychological reasons
9l9G TIL that a man was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for kicking a would-be suicide bomber in the balls during the 2007 terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport
6EBWw TIL Hershey's once developed a chocolate bar for the US Army that would remain solid up to 49C (120F) and was poison gas proof but was also very bitter to prevent soldiers from eating it unless in an emergency. Troops called it "Hitler's Secret Weapon" because of what it would do to their bowels.
ERwV TIL that The earliest written evidence of lube is from ancient Greece in 350 B.C., when olive oil was being employed with the use of leather dildos
LmbQ TIL the standard “headphone jack” connector has been roughly the same since 1878