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TIL The Beatles' 1965 film Help! was dedicated to Elias Howe who invented the sewing machine in 1846.

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emDg TIL that Coldest Place On Earth Recorded ‘Soul-Crushing’ -135.8 Degrees In the Middle of Antarctica Setting World Record. The old record had been about seven degrees warmer at -128.6 (-89.2 Celsius).
B5OL TIL the head of the penis functions as shock absorption during intercourse
e06vE TIL that dogs greet each other nose-to-nose and want to do the same with us. Since our noses are not at their level, they jump up to reach them.
9wAO7 TIL that during WWII, the British diverted so much Indian textile production that civilians raided graveyards for clothes. Some people couldn’t work because they didn’t have clothes; others locked themselves in a room until it was their turn to wear the one piece that they shared with others.
4BVo TIL that Weird Al Yankovic always asks permission to do a parody from the original artist, even though, under the Fair Use Act, he is not legally required to do so.