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TIL of the Leidenfrost Effect, which creates a protective water barrier around your skin, and allows you to smach molten steel without getting burned

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Bg4ar TIL the soft foundation soil that gives the Leaning Tower of Pisa its tilt is also the reason why it was able to survive four major earthquakes
7rgor TIL An elephant's penis is not only 6 feet long, but prehensile. A male elephant can use his penis to swat flies, scratch his belly, to balance like a third leg, and even to grasp onto things. It even does all the work during intercourse.
4Xvrb TIL that on the 22nd of August 1914, 27,000 Frenchmen lost their lives attacking the Germans. It is the bloodiest day in French history.
K0kQ TIL Australian PM Tony Abbott once responded, ‘Shit Happens’ to news of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. He later said it was taken out of context, but when asked what the context was simply stared at the reporter in silence for a full minute.
GJL7 TIL that Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he’s actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.