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TIL that Coronals on the sun carry electric currents

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9JQr TIL that the Colt Peacemaker has been in production for 125 years. The design is older than the first automobile.
1aMXr TIL Elastration is a bloodless method of male castration by simply banding the scrotum until it drops off. It is simple, low cost, and requires minimal training.
oBwLr TIL that Vanuatu has a population of about 270,000 and about 140 languages.
EgxJp TIL: alan smithee is an alias used by film directors who don't want to use their name so as not to be associated with a bad production or when they don't like the result. This happens in cases like hellraiser 4 and even has a reference in The Simpsons.
GYgN TIL that unpaid bills can send you to jail in many U.S. states, even though debtors’ prisons have been abolished since 1833.