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TIL Rabies often causes involuntary erections and hands-free orgasms, sometimes as many as 30-50 per day in the final phases before death.

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pj7G TIL that before the invention of postage stamps, the recipient of a letter or package had to pay the postage when they received it, effectively buying their incoming mail from the postal service
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nerKG TIL Many famous people purchased tickets for Titanic's maiden voyage, but did not actually sail. These included Hershey’s Chocolate founder Milton S. Hershey; inventor G. Marconi; J.P. Morgan, the American banking and steel magnate; and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, one of the richest men in America.
WkNMN TIL: In 1999, Garry Kasparov faced the rest of the world in a game of chess. Moves were decided through a plurality vote involving 50,000 people from more than 75 countries. Kasparov won the game.
8eBvK TIL according to science, Uranus smells like rotten eggs.