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TIL Hugh Hefner was tried on obscenity charges in Chicago in 1963, but the jury was hung.

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Rmx7 TIL the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also caused volcanoes to erupt everywhere, acid rain which burned flesh and vegetation, sulfuric gas that blocked out sunlight for years, vaporized rocks as deep as the sea floor, and mega tsunamis up to 2 miles (3.22km) high.
vPV9L TIL 22.3 percent of workers ages 20 and older spent a year or less at their jobs in 2022, the highest percentage since 2006
PYrRE TIL there is a sound frequency that is said to induce a feeling of fear even when it is inaudible.
rZR1 TIL the world’s largest penis is supposed to be 48 cm. (18.8 in.), and the owner, Roberto Cabrera, needs disability because his member inhibits his works capabilities.
Z8Y8o TIL that the Japanese earthquake in 2011 increased the Earth's rotation speed, shortening the day by 1.8 microseconds.