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

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oB8AW TIL that by petting your bird on its back, tail or under the wings, you might induce such hormonal and behavioral responses that the bird sees you as a reproductive partner, and that can lead it to be sexually frustrated, resulting in harmful behavior towards you and the bird itself.
8ea6Z TIL United States Postal Service vehicles don’t have license plates
0wVAM TIL that contestants on Jeopardy can't ring in until a light goes on that only they can see which TV viewers can't see and the process is controlled by an off-screen employee.
9wYGQ TIL that any sufficiently large explosion will result in a mushroom cloud, not just nuclear explosions
YLnZ TIL 5000 lawsuits are filed against walmart each year, or roughly 17 per day.