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TIL up to 36 hours postmortem sperm can be harvested through sticking a electric probe up the rectal cavity and zapping the prostate gland for 1-2 seconds.

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JYV4Q TIL of Samuel L. Gravely Jr. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.
WkEbo TIL chicken sold in supermarkets are "plumped" with water or brine before being sold, some breasts can be up to 40% water after plumping
nYo9 TIL Mark Hamill voiced the pirate Captain Stickybeard in Codename: Kids Next Door, the ruler of the Fire Nation Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the evil Skeleton King in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, multiple roles in Metalocalypse and the groundskeeper Skips in Regular Show.
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NLr6 TIL The Fairly Oddparents was originally supposed to end in 2006 alongside Jimmy Neutron in the “Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour 3” crossover, but it was so poorly received that the creator decided to renew more episodes in order for it to end in a better way, so far however, the series has still not ended.