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TIL that in the 1800’s linen condoms were discontinued in favour of more comfortable condoms made from animal intestines

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ANGAa TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May’s iconic ‘Red Special’ guitar was hand-built by his father using an old oak table, a 100-year-old fireplace mantel, a bicycle saddlebag holder, his mother’s knitting needles and a button from her sewing box.
d865K TIL that even a gentle human voice is enough to make apex predators such as mountain lions flee in terror
oRxOY TIL about Paul Deschanel, the eclectic French president who once walked out of a state meeting and straight into a lake, while fully clothed. He would resign shortly thereafter.
0nwp TIL that the pressure in a Jumping Spider’s body makes it explode when studied. Scientists had to invent special micro-tools to finally get a look at their brains.
xVx6w TIL that camera flash should always result in natural/red pupil. And any observation of white eye when looking directly at camera, should be immediately reported to an ophthalmologist to rule out a rare form of eye cancer.