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TIL that since first being medically documented in 1609, there have been approximately 100 documented cases of Diphallia - a genetic condition in which a boy is born with two functioning penises.

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BgL7e TIL That Catherine Parr, the final wife of Henry VIII, married Thomas Seymour after Henry's death. Thomas Seymour was the brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII. This means she was an aunt in law of her step son, Edward VI.
ZvKQ TIL Russia installed lighthouses powered by nuclear generators along its coastline in the ‘70s. Two of those generators are now missing.
w8w7 TIL heat is measurably more unpleasant than coldness
loYKV TIL the Hawaiian language is unique in that it is the only language with "gendered" nouns not based on male or female. Instead they use one gender for "things you can control" and the other for "things you can't."
1ayJr TIL in 2012 the US Defense Dept. Donated Two Space Telescopes to NASA, That Are Better Than the Hubble Telescope, Because They Were Too Old, and Out of Date!