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TIL L. Ron Hubbard claimed to be a nuclear physicist, even though his only exposure to the field was one college course, which he flunked

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7odb TIL the reason cats and dogs like to lie in the sun is so the oily cholesterol on their skin is converted to vitamin D3. Their thick fur means they lick (while grooming) the oil off it rather than it being absorbed though the skin like in humans.
6EK9W TIL that in the 1950s, Mao's government purged capitalists and political opponents by abusing them verbally and physically until they confessed, often committing suicide. Jumping from tall buildings became so common that people avoided walking near skyscrapers, afraid that bodies might land on them
4Xg7X TIL Pornhub has a branch of their network called “Pornhub Cares” where they focus on humanitarian efforts. Some of their causes are breast and testicular cancer research, planting trees, and funding student college scholarships.
N7y7Q TIL: The judge in the Terri Schiavo case had to be flown to a secret location to make a final decision to take her off life support, he wore a bullet-proof vest after her death and had cops on land and water guarding his home, and had to quit his church. He also was Jim Morrison's college roommate.
Wma8 TIL that despite the assumption that pre-19th century fashion was all about modesty, there was a period in the 1770s where extremely low cut necklines with areola and nipple exposure were common and considered less risqué than shoulder exposure.