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TIL Hugh Hefner has gone nearly deaf in recent years, which may be caused by the Viagra he uses. But he still says he would rather have sex than have his hearing

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VMml4 TIL there is a zoning ordinance for Times Square mandating that businesses must maintain lights that keep the Times Square landmark identity intact, meaning even when businesses are closed, their lights will stay on.
w1mJ TIL That a man named Sir Nicholas Winton organised the rescue and passage to Britain of about 669 mostly Jewish Czechoslovakian children destined for the Nazi death camps before World War II. Him at a ceremony surrounded by those he saved.[VIDEO]
DQPAg TIL amputees who experience Phantom Itching where their limb use to be often use a mirror and scratch the opposite limb to trick the brain into satisfying the urge.
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