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TIL a scientist needed, for a control group, a man who has never watched porn. He couldn’t find one.

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PYNPO TIL about Dayton “Wheels” Jones, a pro Killer Instinct player who was born with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) type 2. Despite his genetic disorder, he’s an absolute master at Killer Instinct. He won 2nd place at the 2017 Combo Breaker tournament.
gMNjL TIL the Netherlands loaned 2,5 million dollars to John Adams, who was the ambassador to NL back in 1782. This was done in order to stabilize the US after their war of independence finished. In today's value that would be a loan of roughly 150 billion dollars.
Wk9rd TIL: Nitrous oxide has been used as a recreational drug since the late 1700s, when laughing gas parties were held. This use led to the discovery of anaesthesia.
9rAX TIL Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former Vice President Al Gore were roommates in college.
JBk4 TIL that Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy, managed to become one of Syria’s Prime Minister’s best friends. While “touring” the Golan Heights, he expressed concern that the soldiers guarding fortifications are exposed to too much sun and had trees planted, which the IDF used as targeting markers.