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TIL that Pornhub, YouPorn, Tube8, XTube, RedTube, GayTube, SpankWire, Brazzers, Reality Kings, Twistys, Digital Playground, Men, Mofos, MyDirtyHobby, and Playboy are all owned by the same company MindGeek.

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xOk5 TIL that during WWII, the Gestapo’s most wanted person was New Zealand born Allied agent Nancy Wake. Among her numerous exploits, she killed an SS soldier with her bare hands, to prevent him from raising the alarm during an undercover raid.
xeKB TIL it is believed some, if not all, of the crew of the Challenger disaster survived the explosion and were instead killed when they hit the water after falling for almost 3 minutes.
ANo84 TIL that FDR was presented with a letter opener made out of a Japanese soldiers arm bone by Congressman Francis Walter. After several weeks he returned it and stated that he was unwilling to possess it, and suggested a burial for it
E1r1X [TIL] Losing an hour of sleep after daylight savings results in a 24% increase of heart attacks whereas gaining an hour of sleep after daylight savings results in a 21% reduction of heart attacks.
PQQO TIL during the Second World War, Rolex’s German founder let British POWs order any watch they liked, and then pay for it whenever they wanted to.