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TIL that BONO is the only human to have been nominated for an Oscar, a Grammy and a Nobel prize

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e0rVL TIL 16 million US men, out of a total population of 140 million fought in WW2. That is a staggering 11% of the total population.
pYnM4 TIL that Glen Campbell and Alice Cooper were “best of friends.”
BrWpr TIL That the Etoro people of New Guinea believe that in order for a boy to achieve manhood they must first ingest the semen of their elders through fellatio. The nearby Kaluli tribe find this barbaric, and instead believe that the semen should be delivered to the boys in the anus.
mx10o TIL that the right way of putting on a toilet seat cover is the complete opposite of how i always thought it was supposed to be placed, and it now functions without any splash whatsoever.
x60N1 TIL - there was an earthquake and avalanche in Peru that killed up to 30k people in 1970, and was warned about several years prior, but was ignored by the government. The avalanche traveled about 100 miles.