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TIL than a 70 year old Australian man decided to get his groove on by sticking a fork up his penis, where it got stuck.

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VB1YQ TIL The African Island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has a 500 year tradition of drama called 'Tchiloli', where just one play, the 16th century 'The Tragedy of the Emperor Charlemagne and the Marquis of Mantua' is ever performed.
Jjwk TIL modern humans do not adhere to the natural human sleep cycle, which is 4 hours of sleep, 2 hours awake, 4 hours of sleep.
bG7Z TIL of Aki Ra, a former child soldier forced to lay landmines in Cambodia who now spends his time removing mines from around the country. He has personally removed as many as 50,000 mines and started by using only a knife, a hoe, a stick and a Leatherman.
OoG1g TIL that Gary Oldman said his screaming of the now iconic line 'Bring me everyone!' in the film 'The Professional' was improvised to make the director Luc Besson laugh. The yelled take is the one used in the film.
ne8G9 TIL: You are less likely to die during an economic depression. This is mostly attributed to cleaner air, reduced traffic, and fewer dollars spent on vices like tobacco and alcohol.