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TIL that when preparing for the role of Gny. Sgt. Hartman in “Full Metal Jacket”, R. Lee Ermey wrote roughly 150 pages of insults

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LQkym TIL that Napoleon's penis was allegedly amputated during an autopsy shortly his death in 1821, and was exhibited and passed through several owners from that day onwards.
7wXr TIL that NASA has discovered stars with temperatures lower than the human body. The star ‘WISE 1828+2650’ is less than 80 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius).
PYDQn TIL that the Australian government is passing a bill to give media companies control of YouTube's algorithm #OurYoutube
wLeb6 TIL about the Crow Paradox. Crows have no difficulty telling humans apart, and even hold grudges against individuals, but for humans it's almost impossible to recognize individual crows
R4ja TIL In 1972 Lyle Snider, a Quaker who didn’t want his tax dollars going to fund war, was arrested for claiming 3 billion dependents, the population of the Earth, on his W-4 form. Snider was charged with filing a false and fraudulent withholding form, and sentenced to 9 months in prison.