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TIL That penile flatulence (dick farts, peweefs) is/are real.

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WkM7o TIL of Yasuke, an east african man who came into the service of Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga as a retainer in 1581 after being brought to Japan with Jesuit missionaries. When they first met Nobunaga had Yasuke's skin washed, believing it was ink only to realise that was Yasuke's natural skin colour
8a1X8 TIL that Carrol Shelby who won at Le Mans, and portrayed in Ford vs Ferrari, had a heart transplant at age 67, and lived to 89.
D1JDj TIL why people don't scream and flail around when they close to drowning; their bodies do not have the air needed to perform actions such as waving around or screaming for help to seek attention, so the body attempts to prolong your survival in a few ways completely subconsciously.
rYbw TIL you were never originally supposed to earn a free Tootsie Pop if your wrapper contained 3 full circles or the indian shooting a star. This was just a rumor that many store owners honored.
mD1R TIL that NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist watches the Lion King once a week because he used to watch it everyday with his father until he was 3 years old when his father was shot and killed.