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TIL that squeezing someone's testicles forcefully can kill them

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oB9yo TIL that in the Godfather Vito Corlene's cat was actually a stray cat that they found in the middle of the Paramount lot.
AD8Go TIL that the bodies of hypothermia victims are often found "hidden" in strange places such as closets, under the bed and behind furniture. This is a primal, evolutionary response called "hide and die" which victims experience moments before they perish.
58Mr TIL that the original lyric in the Rolling Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil was “I shouted out ‘Who killed Kennedy?’ This had to be changed to "I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?’” after RFK was assassinated while the song was being recorded.
j6Nbv TIL that in medieval times, surgery was considered too menial a task for physicians to perform; it was instead delegated to barbers.
16X0P TIL that because of moist, isolated conditions ancient bat poop in caves is still wet and gooey and can be collected and tested to tell about ancient ecosystems. Things like small insect parts and plants are still present and discernible in the wet mounds sometimes dozens of feet thick.