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TIL that Talmund style Jewish circumcisions involve the Rabbi using his mouth to suck the blood from the penis.

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yQNrM TIL That the loudest sound ever recorded was the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883. It was so loud that it ruptured the eardrums of people 40 miles away, traveled around the world four times, and was clearly heard from 3,000 miles away.
ZZmQ TIL Scientists cut the nerve pathways that disable the body during REM sleep in cats to see them act out their dreams
grwxW TIL that the chair the first two Harry Potter Books were written on by its author, sold at an auction for nearly $400,000 USD in 2016. It also has the phrase "O, you may not find me pretty but don't judge on what you see" written on it.
Wkdlo TIL that according to Islamic tradition, Byzantine Emperor Heraclius converted to Islam, which he sincerely believed to be the true faith.
ANw54 TIL the naming of Haumea, the first dwarf planet since Pluto, was held up for years due to a dispute over who should be credited with its discovery. Michael Brown first noticed the planet but Jose Luis Ortiz first announced it. Brown accused Ortiz of fraud while Ortiz accused Brown of manipulation.