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TIL that this subreddit should be called “Today I Learnt” as learnt is the past tense of the verb (Today I Learnt) and learned is the past participle (Today I “Have” Learned)

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RQo9 TIL saying curse words when you’re in pain actually reduces your suffering. The psychologist who showed this said, “I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear.”
d8Vvd TIL There were two Mario porn parodies made in 1993 called "Super Hornio Brothers" and "Super Hornio Brothers II." To protect its image, Nintendo bought the rights to both movies and made sure that they were never released.
QNJJe TIL In Space there's only 9 to 12 seconds to be conscious outside airlock and humans are totally rescuable for atleast 30 seconds.
W7La8 TIL that Van Halen's touring contract stated that if they found any brown M&M's backstage the band could cancel the concert at the full expense of the promotor. If brown M&M's were found it meant the promotor hadn't read every word of the contract and may have missed important safety-related items.
gMLKL TIL that there's something called Bechdel Test which measures the representation of women in fiction, asking whether the work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man.