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TIL a man suffered a 3 month erection after getting his penis tattooed.

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J17W1 TIL The current American flag was designed by a high school student. It was part of a school project for Bob Heft's junior-year history class, and it only earned a B-.
nWlm9 TIL In 1966, the United States Air Force lost 4 hydrogen bombs above Palomares (Spain) after a midair collision. Two of these bombs spreaded radioactive material, including plutonium-239, over a wide area. A large amount of contaminated Spanish soil was removed, packed up, and ship to the US.
0wQBL TIL Cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes are essentially the same thing. They have different names because each of them occurs in a specific oceanic location on Earth.
p0Dp TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history) was so powerful that it ruptured the eardrums of sailors 64km (40mi) away, created tsunamis over 40 metres high, and was so violent that it was heard 3,110km (1,930mi) away in Australia
6PWZ TIL that there is an entire episode of “Full House” devoted to making fun of people who make duck faces.