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TIL that Nike Air Jordans account for 1 in every 3 dollars spent on sneakers on Ebay

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dDX0E TIL that there was a group that created a sperm bank exclusively containing the semen of Nobel Prize winners in hopes of selectively birthing the next generation of geniuses.
oBnDY TIL there is an inland island in Canada that is larger in area than the lake in which it is situated.
kJPA7 TIL that squirt guns predate the Civil War. Would be General Sherman once said “Why, you might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning building with a squirt-gun.”
8aeNK TIL of Barrack Busters, an improvised motar created by the IRA that fires propane tanks
OoOZY TIL Our brains are so advanced with listening to other people speaking that it’s easy to tell what their facial expression is (like smiling, frowning) based on their voice alone