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TIL that Satoshi Tajiri the creator and father of Pokemon is a high-functioning autistic

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BrrDk TIL that the sperm count of males in westernized countries is down by a staggering 59.3%. This change has taken place in just the past 40 years and something needs to be done about it.
R75P6 TIL of Adrian Carton de Wiart a British Officer who served in 3 wars; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip and ear; survived 2 plane crashes; tunneled out of a POW camp; tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He wrote in WW1 "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."
Z8rJQ TIL that there is a species of pulsating worm called the fat inn keeper worm that reaches up to 10 inches in length and is also commonly called the “penis fish” due to its uncanny resemblance to the male anatomy.
Lk7dd TIL that not only is it illegal to keep guinea pigs alone in Switzerland – it’s also illegal to force a chicken to wear glasses.
ZpnZQ TIL that in 1945, Germany created Sonderkommando Elbe, a Luftwaffe unit whose pilots were ordered to deliberately ram Allied bombers in mid-air. Its sole mission took place on 7 April 1945, when a force of 180 Bf 109s managed to ram 15 Allied bombers, downing 8 of them.