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TIL the average volume of blood in an erection is close to equal or more than the volume of blood in the brain

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9Y0OM TIL about a tiny strip of Belgian land inside Germany, where there once was a railroad that Belgium was awarded after WW1. Today its a cycling road. But the land still belongs to Belgium and both nations has agreed to keep it that way
4XO6w TIL since 2015 the Saudi Crown Prince has purchased a $450 million Leonardo da Vinci painting, a $300 million mansion and a $500 million yacht.
N7yoJ TIL that the most complex word in the English language, or the word with the longest dictionary definition, is the word "set", with 430 senses and a ~60,000-word definition in the Oxford English Dictionary.
bR44 TIL Jon Heder was only paid $1,000 for his role as Napoleon Dynamite
oBwWY No one knows for sure what dinosaurs looked like, so paleontologists pull inspiration from modern birds and reptiles to design true-to-life dinosaurs and artists make informed guesses based on these clues.