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TIL that non-smokers have wider more rigid erections when compared to smokers, according to a study. This is a result of smoking causing damage to blood vessel walls and reducing their elasticity.

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OoxN7 TIL Simon was a ship's cat who served on the HMS Amethyst. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the highest medal available to military animals after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service.
oRp6r TIL - that Larry Silverstein owner of the twin towers received $4.6 billion insurance money following the 9/11 attacks. Settlement was reached in 2007 after a long legal battle whether there was 1 or 2 separate attacks. It was ruled as 2 attacks significantly increasing the insurance payout.
eKvE TIL that when Mr. T was serving in the Army, his platoon sergeant punished him by ordering him to chop down trees. However, he did not specify how many trees, so Mr. T single-handedly chopped down over seventy trees in about 4 hours, until a shocked major superseded the sergeant’s orders.
awLLN TIL that a American Airlines DC-10 in 1972 had it's cargo door ripped off and caused the floor of the plane to collapse. The crew guided the plane to safety.
GYjb1 TIL women suffer from migraines three times as often as men. In the U.S., 18% of women suffer compared to 6% of men. But during the reproductive years, as many as 43% of women suffer.