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TIL there's a Mohs hardness scale equivalent for penises. Rank 0 can occur when the penis is submerged under water for more than 400 seconds.

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EdGX TIL that mapmakers for Esso invented a fake town called Agloe, New York, as a way of catching anyone who copied their maps. The trap was ruined when county officials registered Agloe as a real town.
Oyy1 TIL James Madison proposed creating the Senate to protect the very wealthy from the poor: “Landholders ought to have a share in the government […]. They ought to be so constituted as to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority. The senate, therefore, ought to be this body”
8aa4 TIL high heels were originally worn by men in the Near East because it helped to keep their feet in a horse’s stirrups
A1l4 TIL that KFC, in order to keep the Original Recipe a secret, has a company mix the first half of the 11 spices then ship it to McCormick, who adds the second half to the mix before sending it back to KFC.
b61P4 TIL in 2006, Steve Wynn sold Picasso's painting La Reve for a $139 million, but before he sent it away, he invited friends over for a last look. While chatting in front of the portrait, he accidentally hit the painting with his elbow, leaving a silver dollar-sized hole and scuttling the deal.