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TIL that the word “fascinate” comes from the Latin word “fascinus”, meaning “divine penis”.

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nGjP TIL a World of Warcraft player had 36 accounts on 11 computers simultaneously and raided by himself
54Yn TIL Len’s iconic 90s music video for “Steal My Sunshine” came about after the band decided to spend their entire $100,000 music video budget on alcohol and partying in Florida during Spring Break, without a storyboard or plan.
oBv5R Today I learned that there’s a community called “dwitter” where people compose 140 character long JavaScript programs to produce beautiful visuals and share them with each other
LknmZ TIL the average human gut naturally produces 3 grams of alcohol a day through fermentation. Over the course of a year this is the equivalent alcohol of about 2 full bottles of whiskey.
gRrL TIL that Bin Laden’s Family was evacuated by the FBI shortly after 9/11 when they received a message from the Saudi ruler saying there were “bin Laden children all over America…Take measures to protect the innocents”