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TIL: Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch

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R5W67 TIL that the coat of arms of House of Colleoni depicted three pairs of human testicles. The progenitor of the family was reportedly proud of this coat of arms which he displayed prominently.
woZX1 TIL allodynia is a term for feeling pain or heightened sensitivity during activities where there typically isn't, such as brushing your hair or gentle pressure of the skin. It usually presents as a symptom of various nerve-related conditions, such as fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis or migraines.
kJ9ve TIL Carlos Mavroleon, heir to a shipping tycoon, was pressumed dead after a trip to France. He ended up in Pakistan and returned home 2 years later, now a muslim and fluent in Pashtun. He mingled in high society, left again to fight the soviets in Afghanistan, and later became a war correspondent
78erX TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools.
rNMlo TIL that modern bayonet fighting is a direct descendant of Medieval longsword fighting