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TIL that eating a large amount of cashews (or whole nuts) makes you shit orange oil droplets.

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XoOE TIL that when Beatles manager Brian Epstein first tried weed, he was observed by McCartney standing in front of a mirror, pointing at himself and repeatedly saying “Jew!”, while laughing loudly, which McCartney found hilarious and “very liberating.”
OoGrL TIL of Saint Wilgefortis. She prayed to God to save her from an unwanted wedding by becoming ugly and God gave her a beard. Then she was crucified by her angered father. Now she is a patron of women seeking refuge from abusive attention.
D1KeP TIL Rosie the Riveter was a real person, and she passed away this week.
0dQWN TIL about the Chandelle, an advanced flight maneuver where an aircraft makes a climbing turn at a maximum performance level to gain the most altitude while reversing direction, used in both civilian aviation for proficiency and in military training for evasion.
6E45X TIL William "Wild Bill" Douglas, the longest-serving Supreme Court Justice, argued that the Vietnam War was illegal, that we should be able to sue on behalf of the environment, and that contraception bans violated our Right to Privacy. Later, the FBI planted marijuana on his property to entrap him.