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TIL there is a small swimming pool in the middle of the Mojave Desert that can be used by anyone who knows of its location and has obtained the key to open it.

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MebkA TIL John Franzese was a mob boss who was taped by an informant discussing the ideal method of disposing of a body. He recommended taking 30 minutes to an hour to dismember the body in a kiddie pool, dry the parts in a microwave and finally mulch them in a commercial grade garbage disposal.
b6RxE TIL that scientists once came up with a theory that the Refractory Period in males evolved as a survival mechanism to prevent them from fatally exhausting themselves during sexual activities.
78bgp TIL that the former term for hypersexuality - nymphomania - was only supposed to be applied to women. The equivalent term for men was 'satyriasis'. Like nymphs, satyrs in Greek mythology were nature spirits and were often portrayed with the ears and tail of a horse.
78e4P TIL the state parliament of Bremen, Germany, is called the Bürgerschaft
E1GK7 TIL tree kangaroos are marsupials inhabiting the lowland and mountainous rainforests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the far north of Queensland, Australia. Living up in the foliage, these species look like a cross between a kangaroo and a lemur. There are 14 known species of tree kangaroo.