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TIL Despite its Historical Significance, the Release Date of Super Mario Bros in North America is Unknown

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neJ59 TIL about Buckfast--a wine brewed by some of the last Benedictine monks in Britain, sold as a tonic in UK pharmacies, and known infamously in Scotland as "Wreck the Hoose Juice" where it was associated with >40% of all violent crime there in 2015
x59g TIL that the man with the deepest voice can hum 8 octaves below the lowest G on the piano; so low that humans can’t hear it.
kpj1 TIL Amazon owns IMDb
N75dM TIL the reason you should contact a doctor if your erection lasts longer than four hours is that the blood is not circulating meaning that the cells are not receiving oxygen. The longer an erection is maintained, the greater the risk of permanent scarring of the penile tissue due to cell death.
7rkdX TIL Mushroom Death Suit is embroidered with thread infused with mushroom spores that grow from the body after burial. These mushrooms digest the body as it decomposes and neutralize many of the environmental contaminants found in the body—including pesticides, preservatives, and heavy metals.