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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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46Za TIL that in Denmark, it is illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.
E1yDV TIL that a tour group thought a woman was missing from their group because she changed her clothes. She even helped in her own missing person search before she realized that the group was looking for her.
kOL1B TIL Bodybuilders faint during exercise because they hold their breath while exerting to increase power, but this reduces blood to the heart, aka Valsalva maneuver.
Yk9r TIL in 2008 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the 2nd Amendment was founded to protect an individuals right to use a firearm for self-defense and any lawful purpose such as hunting, in contrary to belief that it was only about muskets used to take down a tyrannical government.
l7BMG TIL that Mahatma Ghandi sought the counsel of Leo Tolstoy in 1910, as both were staunch vegetarians, and Ghandi opened "Tolstoy Farm" in South Africa to promote peace, love and balance