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TIL some prison inmates will implant pieces of dominoes under their penis skin to either increase pleasure while masturbating, or provide more girth for their partners.

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j6XAQ TIL Silphium is an unidentified/extinct plant - the exact identity is unclear, highly debated - that was used as a contraceptive and an abortifacient by ancient Greeks and Romans. The plant was also used as seasoning, medicine, perfume, aphrodisiac.
66KZ TIL That it’s theoretically possible to build an airship using a vacuum instead of helium
RxPl TIL Animal Planet aired a mockumentary called “Mermaid: The Body Found.” The two-hour program was so convincing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was overwhelmed by callers demanding the truth about the existence of the legendary sea creatures.
R7w44 TIL the grizzly scene in Pulp Fiction where Travolta jams a needle into Uma Thurman's chest to try to revive her from her overdose was actually filmed backwards.
78DVb TIL how horrific the 1918 global flu pandemic was, lasting just 15 months but killing 50 to 100 million people worldwide. Many would die within hours. Horrible symptoms, not just aches & cyanosis but also a foamy blood coughed up from the lungs, & bleeding from the nose, ears & even eyes.