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TIL that one of the authors of the U.S Constitution died after inserting a piece of whale bone into his penis in an attempt to clear a urinary blockage

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l79X1 TIL the Abenaki word for "white man" awanoch is a combination of the words awani meaning "who" and uji meaning "from". Thus, the word for "white man" literally translates to "Who is this man and where does he come from?"
Oon6R TIL that a Parsi man named Farrokh Bulsara, grew up in India, and after moving to England changed his name to Freddie Mercury and founded the band Queen.
neJy7 TIL When Dutch biking company VanMoof began shipping their bikes to the USA a lot of them were arriving to their new customers damaged, so they decide to put an image of an expensive, flat-screen television on the cardboard boxes.
LxRd TIL the opposite of a blacksmith is a whitesmith, a smith who works with lighter-colored metals, particularly tin
R7gM7 TIL Kim Dotcom discovered the feds were illegally spying on him after his Xbox ping went from 30 milliseconds to 180 milliseconds, indicating a third party connection.