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TIL that people are 3D printing penises and using NASA technology in sex toys

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7bBZ TIL that chewing gum is an effective booster of mental performance, & often a better test aid than caffeine
YpD6r TIL Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop sold "bio-frequency stickers" made of the "carbon material NASA uses to line space suits" they claimed would "rebalance the energy frequency in our bodies." When alerted to the product, NASA said their spacesuits weren’t even lined with carbon material.
ANJ8o TIL that more than 4.6 billion people use social media globally which is 60% of world population
X0PE TIL most new Apple and Android devices have built in magnometers (metal detectors). These are primarily for the built in compass, but can also help find metal things in the grass.
OG0PR TIL at the end of hostilities during WW1, a German U-boat surrendered and was supposed to be towed to France, but the tow cable snapped and the submarine washed up on a beach in Hastings, UK. Thousands of tourists visited to see her until she was broken up in 1921.