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TIL the reason you can’t go up in the Statue of Liberty’s torch is because of shrapnel from an explosion caused by Germans in 1916 to sabotage munitions for the Allied powers.

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xVABo TIL that magician duo Penn & Teller utilized the term "Bullsh*t!" because it legally protected the show from allegations of defamation/slander
NX5ab TIL Much of Thespis (Gilbert and Sullivan's first opera) has been lost. The little music that has survived largely comes from Sullivan recycling his material, Climbing Over Rocky Mountain was later used in The Pirates of Penzance and the ballet was likely reused for the French The Mikado.
WLj4 TIL the pressure in an erect penis is over 100 torr- more than what a boa constrictor uses to suffocate its prey.
GkNN TIL of a Boston doctor who uses tricks to minimize pain when treating children; including one of his patients who received 6 stitches on a head wound without even realizing it happened.
NEaJ TIL there’s a real, working turret that fires 1,000,000 rounds per minute (or 16,666 bullets per second; a bullet every 0,002 seconds)