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TIL A man named Steve Schutz submitted himself to over 150,000 mosquito bites over twelve years to build up immunity. He no longer itches from mosquito bites

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ag0J TIL the only reason Tom Cruise was literally in a closet in South Park, was Trey Parker getting around the legal repercussions of calling him gay directly. The Lawyers wouldn’t allow it, so he rewrote the scene to have him trapped in a closet.
LbKP TIL of a homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.
VMxYm Today I learned Prairie dogs kiss to recognise each other
X0JBR TIL Teeth blackening was popular around the world in times past and still practiced by a few
OG6gL TIL that slot machines run by the U.S. military earn $100 million a year from service members overseas