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Today I learned about “blading”. WWE wrestlers would cut themselves while on the ground to make fake injuries appear real.

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4XNAN [TIL] We know Earth's rotation is slowing, because of ancient records of eclipses
BQkk TIL at the 2009 Grammy’s Miley Cyrus requested a backstage meeting with the members of rock band Radiohead. Lead singer, Thom Yorke, politely declined. After being snubbed by the band, Miley vowed to get revenge. “I’m gonna ruin them, I’m gonna tell everyone.”
n8vY TIL that there is about 2 times as many people of Scottish ancestry living in the United States and Canada compared to Scotland.
0wgAM TIL: A "hobo" is someone who travels and finds work. A "tramp" travels, but mostly does not work. A "bum" neither travels nor works.
gM6GA TIL according to a 2011 study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research, eating 100 grams of pistachios at lunch every day for three weeks led to increased blood flow to “the problem area,” leading to a significant decrease in erectile dysfunction.