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TIL about Timber Dick, a Denver based Inventor who passed away in 2008, was roommate to former ambassador to Denmark Dick Swett and was survived by 11 children

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PY08O TIL Scientists were able to judge whether or not a woman recently experienced a vaginal orgasm simply by observing the movement of their hips as they walked with astounding 81.25% accuracy.
MeYZb TIL - Nicolas Cage's copy of Action Comics #1, featuring the first appearance of Superman and worth $2 million, was stolen from his house and found in an abandoned storage locker 11 years later.
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