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TIL that in 2014 Firefighters had to rescue an American exchange student who got stuck inside a giant stone vagina in Germany.

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YYwP TIL there have been over 2,000 nuclear bombs dropped on the world since 1945.
Me6Qm TIL The floor plans of MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service) headquarters in London were 'lost' by building contractors during refurbishment. The documents held sensitive information on the layout, including entry and exit points. Most documents (but not all) were later recovered.
e8R5 TIL the actor who played Uncle Fester, Jackie Coogan, also starred as the kid with Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid”. After his parents spent almost all of his $3-$4 million earnings, the “Coogan Bill” was passed to protect child actors. He was also a WWII pilot and married to Betty Grable.
E1ZAp TIL that monkeys display metacognitive abilities, which means that they are aware of their own thought process and knowledge, and seek to actively control it.
w80o TIL There are roads in Estonia where it is illegal to wear a seatbelt