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TIL that the average male produces around 14 gallons of ejaculate in his lifetime.

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jNknE TIL Alaric I, King of the Vandals, died in 411 shortly after sacking Rome. The Busento river was diverted while Alaric and his treasure were buried in the riverbed. The river was returned to its normal course. The treasure might still be there today.
5YyYQ TIL Snapping Turtles were used to find dead bodies in rivers, ponds, and lakes before scuba gear was invented. (Last paragraph of article)
eaE5 TIL in Japanese mythology, if an umbrella is left alone long enough it becomes a one-eyed, one-legged hopping demon known as Kasa-Obake
x0Qw TIL after the Make-A-Wish organization offered to fulfill a 6-year-old girl’s request for a playhouse to be built at her home, the Home Owner’s Association where the girl lived refused to allow the construction. Only after a world-wide outpouring of support for the girl’s request did the HOA relent
wolX7 TIL the Apollo 8 Mission returned from Lunar orbit on Christmas Day and landed safely in the ocean, between Christmas Island and Hawaii, at night