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TIL that Fleshlight have an R&D department working on realistic prosthetic legs for Elephants injured by landmines in Thailand.

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4G5w TIL: after opening the tomb of Casimir IV of Lithuania and Poland in 1973, 4 of the 12 present died within a few days, and 6 more soon afterwards
dMV9 TIL John Bachar, free solo rock climber, was able to perform a two finger pull up with 12.5lb in his other hand and a two handed pull up with 100lb strapped to his waist.
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