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TIL that 6 days of not masturbating will have negligible effects on men’s testosterone levels, but on the 7th day it increases by 146%

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4kNB6 TIL that Combos, officially called Combos Stuffed Snacks, are produced by forming a soft bread-like dough, which is hollowed out into a tube-shaped form. A cutter slices the dough into bite-sized lengths. The snacks are then baked, cooled, and filled with the appropriate filling.
kvZ5 TIL Thomas Silverstein has been in solitary confinement for ~29 years, which is longer than any other prisoner in the Bureau of Prisons.
OBDR TIL Damascus, the capital of Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
XExpE TIL that Yamaha's musical instruments wing works with Lexus and other car manufacturers on fine tuning the sound their engines produce
njLP TIL that after the CDC published a report in the mid ‘90s that showed a gun kept for protection was more likely to kill the owner or a loved one than an intruder, the NRA lobbied for and got legislation that made it illegal for the CDC to study the health impact of guns.