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TIL the Soviet Union had a functioning prototype laser pistol.

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699Nw TIL that when deaf people experience stroke-related brain damage, they often lose the ability to sign in remarkably similar ways to the different forms of linguistic aphasia (difficulty speaking, forming words, sentences being nonsensical)
Wk9j9 TIL Silicon breast implants are not lifetime devices contrary to popular belief. They only last about 7-10 years and actually need to be removed and replaced. Failure to do so can lead to hardening, deforming,rippling or leakage that can cause health serious problems.
xZk5 TIL there is only one known recording of John Lennon and Paul McCartney playing together after the breakup of the Beatles. In it, Lennon is heard offering Stevie Wonder a snort of cocaine.
LkABv TIL mud-dauber wasp nests can last for 20-30,000 years.
nWrKb TIL Henry VIII got catfished by a painting of Anne of Cleves