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TIL of "The Thing", a listening device designed by the guy who invented the theremin, disguised as a gift from the Soviets to the US ambassador to spy on the US.

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wLa0W TIL that the official world record for "Longest Time Spent Masturbating" is 10 hours and 10 minutes. That record was achieved at the 2012 San Francisco "masturbatae-a-thon".
d8P0K TIL, Jessica Watson was the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world all on her own, and she was even awarded the Order of Australia Medal for completing a southern hemisphere solo circumnavigation.
dKjr TIL Scratching your ankle feels as good as sex. Scientists have discovered the ankle is the most satisfying spot to scratch.
MAR8 TIL Someone sued apple because they hated iOS 7 so much
4XVpN TIL Horses killed more people in Australia between 2000 and 2013 than all venomous animals combined. Spiders were not responsible for any deaths during that time.