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TIL in 2001 an Australian man was successful in getting a patent for inventing the wheel

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nomP TIL the brain has an “automatic penis maintenance function” to force erections if unused for too long
e0yon TIL that Palm oil producers are wiping out orangutans – despite multinationals’ promises
XDJr TIL a herd of bison were shipped to an island off California 90 years ago for a movie shoot and left there. The herd is still thriving, so much so they have been put on birth control.
aZD9 TIL that in Russia, Jews were believed to have a a secret vegetable they eat so they don’t become alcoholics. Anti-semitism was justified because they refused to share their magic vegetable
xVeWw TIL that on March 13th, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed a resolution stating that Pluto will always be considered a planet while in New Mexican skies. The Illinois Senate passed a similar resolution in 2009.