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TIL that “diphallia” is a condition where a man is born with two functioning penises.

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oBr68 TIL cognitive dissonance is a discomfort triggered when a person’s belief clashes with new evidence. When confronted with facts that contradict personal beliefs, people will find a way to resolve the contradiction in order to reduce their discomfort.
LPOZ TIL the first person in history whose name we know is Kushim, an accountant from Mesopotamia who lived around 3200 B.C.
9Y6Bp TIL that despite the odds seeming very low, 93% of lost dogs are reunited with their owner, and even after 24 hours of being lost, 55 to 65% are found and brought back
PYB7g TIL: Roller coasters were invented to distract American people from immorality of taverns, gambling and dancing halls, and brothels
XEPQ6 TIL Contrary to popular lore, there was no epidemic of suicides in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. One contemporary reference to the myth was written by a British reporter who had been very badly burned in the market himself, the reporter’s name was Winston Churchill.