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TIL that persistent anal fissures can technically disqualify you from military service

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1aBGW TIL once a year in parts of England flying ants migrate. Seagulls catch and eat them and then become drunk off the ants' formic acid, causing them to crash into buildings and moving cars.
eLJ4 TIL about Sonny Graham, who received a heart transplant from a suicide victim, then married the donor’s widow, then committed suicide in similar circumstances.
KDeR TIL in 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category of controlled drugs “Temporarily” while the Nixon Administration awaited the Shafer Report, which ended up calling for the immediate end to cannabis prohibition.
4X74R TIL that Cindy Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is a cover of a 1979 song by Robert Hazard.
oRKkW TIL that Oliver Kahn saved every single penalty shot taken against him by 9 year olds at a charity event, where money was donated for every penalty scored.