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TIL A nuru massage, originating from Japan, is a full body-to-body massage using an ultra-slippery gel usually made out of seaweed. It invokes the sensation of sex without actively engaging in intercourse

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ALbg TIL During World War I, France posted parrots at the top of the Eiffel Tower to warn against incoming aircraft. With the potential to hear up to a 20 mile radius, the parrots would squawk if they detected planes within Paris’ airspace.
yQdRe TIL for over a decade, NASA used 11 deaf people with damaged vestibular systems (making them immune to motion sickness) to explore how extreme forces might affect astronauts. One test had four men spend 12 straight days in a 20-foot-wide room rotating at 10 revolutions per minute.
jMOj TIL President LBJ Owned an Amphibious Car, the Amphicar, and used it to scare guests by driving them into his lake screaming about brake failure
OEde TIL in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U.S. was fired for saying masturbation is “part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught.”
JYy5l TIL that the song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King, was originally meant to have been sung by Timon and Pumbaa. This idea was scrapped after Elton John himself intervened, saying “I don't want a big, stinky warthog singing my love song!".