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TIL that no research has ever been done on the pee shiver.

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1ap4r TIL the dollar symbol ($) originates from the engraving of a banner wrapped around a pillar in the Spanish silver coin.
e0A1D TIL about Borderlands 2 character Michael Mamaril. A Borderlands fan that died at 22 before Borderlands 2 came out. When his friends asked Gearbox if they would have Claptrap read a eulogy, they instead made a character in the game based off of Michael himself.
87eb TIL Norway’s first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer.
E1Lpx TIL that the city of Baltimore used flogging as a punishment till 1938. People were sent to the whipping post for one crime only; wife beating. This punishment was used because wife beaters often escaped conviction, as their wives simply couldn't afford to send the husband/breadwinner to jail.
6rA7 TIL The Little Mermaid statue has been decapitated twice, had her arm sawn off, has been blown up with explosives and had a dildo stuck to her.