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TIL about Babi an Egyptian baboon God who would use his massive erection as a mast on a sailboat taking people into the Afterlife

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ePn5 TIL that “Keep Calm and Carry On” posters were never used during wartime. The public didn’t actually see the design until a copy was found a few years ago in a second-hand bookshop in Northumberland.
E117x Short answer: Skin protects itself, hair doesn't.
kr0e TIL There is a pistol that fires the same round used in the Barrett .50Cal BMG Sniper Rifle used by special forces snipers, and it looks like something from Star Wars! (video in comments)
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VBpA8 TIL of the Groom of the Stool, a nobleman who helped Renaissance-era English kings go to the bathroom and clean themselves. They later helped set national fiscal poolicy.