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TIL a Russian man died after having a 12-hour sex marathon with two female friends

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b8dZ TIL forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940s, and that the US has more trees now than at any time in the past 100 years.
yQnve TIL Most Modern Chewing Gums, are made from polyethylene and polyvinyl acetate. Plastic Polymers that are commonly used to create Grocery Bags, & Plastic Bottles. These ingredients are considered Trade Secrets & are generally listed in the Ingredients under the description 'Gum Base.'
GwX5 TIL when the London Eye (sponsored by British Airways) had technical issues erecting it in place. Richard Branson & Virgin sent over a blimp with ‘BA can’t get it up"
MeMKA TIL researchers in Japan came up with a fire alarm that emits the pungent odour of wasabi to alert people with hearing impairments of a fire. They tested this on 14 subjects, and 13 of them, including 4 deaf subjects, woke up within 2 minutes. It turned out that the 14th subject had a blocked nose.
M7YjA TIL that it is illegal to mail dirty underwear.