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TIL the word self-immolation. It refers to the act of burning yourself to death

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yQ7NJ TIL that the USSR provided weapons to the Official IRA, 5,000 of which could still be hidden in bunkers
1aPKO TIL the original rabbit vibrator was created in 1984. The company responsible for it made all it's products in Japan where they used cute animal designs to get around obscenity laws there. The rabbit design allows this vibrator to stimulate both the clitoris and the vagina.
R7DE8 TIL of "The Attack of the Dead Men" where after being hit with a wave of chlorine gas, 100 Russian soldiers coved in blood and half-blind, successfully launched a counter-attack against the advancing 7000 Germans, who fled at the sight of the "dead men walking".
WOYL TIL that starting in 1988, the Harvard Medical School partnered with film and TV studios to insert the concept of the “Designated Driver” into popular consciousness. The project was a huge success.
4L6b TIL that at the height of WWII, Oak Ridge, TN used 20% more electricity than NYC