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TIL Iceland has a genealogy book containing details of every Icelander going back as far as the 9th century

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5YZnr TIL that 'Post-micturition Convulsion Syndrome' is when a person shivers when peeing, or has the 'pee shivers'. And it seems to be more frequently reported by men than women, with no definitive researched reason why it happens in the first place.
oR107 TIL Orson Welles' famous drunk outtake for a wine commercial was only shot to have proof for their insurance that they would be unable to film the commercial that day
6wYw TIL there’s a script floating around Hollywood for a show called Time Jack, about a guy who, every time he masturbates, he travels through time. If he hates the time, he whacks off and he’s gone. If he loves it, he can stay—as long as he doesn’t masturbate.
lGwB TIL that underneath the surface of Nefertiti’s bust is a sculpture of an older and more wrinkly Nefertiti
9YYV7 TIL - Robert Mercer's hedge fund's flagship fund returned more than 35% annualized over a 20-year period and from 1994 through mid-2014 it averaged a 71.8% annual return.