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TIL that you shouldn’t store a sleeping bag in the small stuff sack that comes with it, as it ruins the insulation.

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8eg0b TIL that in Japan, condoms were originally made from tortoise shells or animal horns and only covered the head of the penis. Dutch traders later introduced Japan to ones made out of “fine leather.”
W5a4 TIL the P-51 Mustang WWII-era fighter was used by the USAF until the middle of the Korean War, and even served with the Dominican Republic until 1984.
1yr7 TIL in the first eight months of 1977 alone, Elvis Presley’s doctor prescribed him more than 10,000 doses of sedatives, amphetamines and narcotics
NjwP TIL (When looking back at how big France has played apart in American history) Congress wore black and mourning badges for 30 days after Lafayette’s death, the same treatment Washington got.
Y7DGG TIL Bruce's Springsteen's 13th album Devils and Dust releases in 2005 was his first and only album to have a parental advisory label. The label was used for the "adult imagery" in the song Reno where the character in the song visits a sex worker.