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TIL during the Cold War, there was a plan in which the Americans would drop extra-large condoms labeled 'medium' all over the Soviet army so that they would think that all American men had huge penises and they would feel inferior and quit. However it was never executed

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loV75 TIL about the Two Headed Boy of Bengal born in 1783. The second head was upside down with the neck pointed straight up. Shockingly, the second head was fully functional. This extremely rare type of parasitic twinning is known as Craniopagus parasiticus, occurring in about 2 to 3 of 5,000,000 births.
awknb TIL Buster Keaton was an international mega silent movie star, but broke down after sound movies took over. He became an alcoholic and was institutionalized in a mental ward but escaped his strait jacket using techniques he learned from Houdini. He then married his nurse but had no memory of it.
b6EoN TIL that early TV remotes worked with a spring-loaded hammer striking a solid aluminum rod in the device, which then rings out at an ultrasonic frequency, requiring no batteries.
a844y TIL from 1907 to 1934, Newfoundland was an independent dominion
mmrO TIL in India pre-pubescent girls from lower (untouchable) castes are dedicated to a life of prostitution through a religious sex trade system.