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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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mD7M TIL that there were serious plans in 1992 to build a full-scale replica of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek as a resort attraction in Las Vegas
OoeMY TIL that schizophrenic voices are shaped by local culture. Patients in America hear voices asking them to do violent things whereas in Africa and India the voices they hear are usually of dead relatives or nice voices offering comfort
XOmQ TIL Africa is bigger than the USA, China, India, Europe and Japan combined. Pretty hard to tell just by looking at a map. This one really puts it into perspective!
rRpDM TIL The Philippines sent 1,000 troops to the Korean war as crew for US tanks. Tanks never came and they were forced to face 40,000 North Korean and Chinese soldiers during the Great Spring Offensive and managed to hold their portion of the line and get surrounded as the line beside them collapsed.
lowlG TIL that Neil Young was once banned by MTV for his hilarious takedown of major corporate brands