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TIL that tickling is a self defence mechanism against creeping insects like spiders and mosquitoes. Not only does light tickling not make us laugh, it draws attention to the spot where you feel it.

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Wkm8 TIL that Japan has aged so much that adult diapers now outsell children’s diapers.
XEYG6 TIL of Bruno D, a former Nazi SS concentration guard. The 93-year-old man was charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. He was trialed at the Hamburg Juvenile court because he was 17 years old at the time.
5AWk TIL That they sell a “Hottest Priests of the Vatican” calendar on stands in Vatican City.
R75mj TIL that in the 1960s the CIA developed Tagboard, a supersonic resonance drone launched from the back of the M-21 (SR-71 predecessor) at Mach 3. It carried a high-resolution camera over a preprogrammed path, then released the film for mid-air retrieval, after which the drone would self-destruct.
78WDr TIL that Barabbas, the man the Bible claims was chosen to be spared from crucifixion over Jesus, is said in early writings to have also had the first name Jesus, with Barabbas meaning Son of (Bar) the father (Abba).