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TIL that porn is illegal in Ukraine and can only be used for medicinal purposes.

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vPyER TIL that on dry, cloudless nights in the desert, water can freeze at temperatures as high as 41 degrees Fahrenheit, 5 Celsius. This is due to a process referred to as or "Night Sky Cooling" or "Radiative Cooling", and allowed desert dwellers to regularly make ice more than 2000 years ago.
p8wbb TIL before fame, Bruce Springsteen acquired his nickname "The Boss" because he took on the task of collecting the band's nightly pay from their club gigs and distributing it amongst his bandmates. Springsteen is not fond of this nickname, due to his dislike of bosses, but has tacitly accepted it.
xYD5 TIL During the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Legolas only speaks directly to Frodo once, saying: “And you have my bow.”
X5OE TIL that during WWII damaged allied aircraft returning from bombing raids would purposely violate Swiss air space so that they would be interned in empty ski resorts rather than becoming prisoners of war
grMZL TIL that people in the Medieval era shared their bed with the entire family and even the occasional overnight visitor - only the very rich could afford more than one bed and poor people just slept on piles of cloth/hay on the floor.