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TIL about immunity privilege that prevents our own immune system damaging (or expelling) our own eyes, placenta, testicles, brain, fetus and CNS

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Jd0k TIL that a blogger found out that Ice Cube’s “Good Day” was January 20, 1992 due to events desrcibed in the song only occurred on that day.
5VJnp TIL famed B-Movie director and cross-dresser Ed Wood served with the US Marines during WWII. He later said he feared being wounded more than killed as a combat medic would then discover him wearing a pink bra and panties under his uniform during the Battle of Tarawa.
GGEJ TIL Italians are growing an outdoor cathedral, its roof & walls made of soaring branches
d8G9r TIL that Chris Farley was initially cast to voice Shrek early in the films production. Feeling that completing the film with his voice after his untimely death would be in bad taste, the filmmakers opted to have his dialogue redone by Mike Myers. This is the only reel with his voice shown publicly.
LkjpZ TIL that from 1864 to 1870 three countries (Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil) declared war to Paraguay (whos motto is “Victory or Death”). Roughly two-thirds of Paraguay population were killed, including around 90% of its men. That war was called “War of the Triple Alliance”