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TIL that nail biting has been associated with a better functioning immune system because of the exposure to germs on a small scale that your body can build antibodies to.

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vPapR TIL that gas powered impact wrenches exist, used on the railroad for the assembly/disassembly of rail lines.
ne4AW TIL James Randi offered one million US dollars to anyone who could demonstrate supernatural or paranormal ability. The offer lasted for over 50 years and no one was successfully able to claim it.
neZWP TIL that Hindus in America are the highest educated religious group with 77% of all Hindus in the United States have College Degrees.
QN0d TIL Nitka Khruschev once referred to Berlin as the “testicles of the west,"claiming that,"everytime I want to make the west scream, I squeeze on Berlin.”
xAgD TIL - A museum in Iceland has casts of the 15 erect penises of the Icelandic National Handball team, sculpted in silver to commemorate their 2008 silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.