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TIL that “Amen” means “So be it.”

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LW9p TIL: The opposite of premature ejaculation is a condition known as retarded ejaculation.
xVxRD TIL that in the 1830s the Swedish Navy planted 300 000 oak trees to be used for ship production in the far future. When they received word that the trees were fully grown in 1975 they had little use of them as modern warships are built with metal.
oB04o TIL The ghost town of Picher, Oklahoma was evacuated in 2009. The town was the center of a massive lead and zinc mining complex; the Army Corps of Engineers declared in 2006 that 86% of the town's structures were so undermined that they were in imminent danger of collapse.
eWM6 TIL In WW2, Polish soldiers found and adopted a brown bear (Wojtek) who boosted morale and helped carry ammunitions for the soldiers. He retired in Edinburgh zoo after the war.
awjQZ TIL about the existence of the 'universal S' graffiti symbol. Found in multiple countries and over multiple generations.