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TIL that the reason we have access to so much free online porn, is mostly because of a man named Fabian Thylmann, who bought up many of the paid pornography sites and made them free; gaining revenue through ads instead.

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OGGBL TIL the lives of children were so valued in England that two days prior to declaring war against Nazi Germany an operation to evacuate 800,000 children began moving kids to safety in the country for fear of aerial bombardment.
lorrV TIL Young Earth Creationism is a belief that the Earth and all its lifeforms were created around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis. Some claim Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time. Others claim Dinosaurs never existed at all.
grOk8 TIL that a dump truck caused a New York City elevated freeway to collapse in 1973. The truck was found to have been 9 tons overloaded and the company operating it was blamed. The contract to clean up the results of the failure was subsequently awarded to the same company.
VMrdk TIL That while the distress signal “Mayday, Mayday” is for life-threatening situations, it’s twin, “Pan Pan” is reserved for a situation that is serious, but not immediately life-threatening
GvB7 TIL that in 2011, a Spanish priest challenged the Church to measure his Anus after a photo surfaced of him topless in a warm embrace with a man, He denied claims of homosexuality by saying “Let them measure my anus and see if it is dilated.”