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TIL that ejaculation is initiated by the spinal cord, not the brain. A group of neurons, calls LSt cells control and coordinate the various aspects of ejaculation and send signals to the brain, indicating the occurrence of ejaculation.

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XE516 TIL Peter Cushing - Grand Moff Tarkin of Star Wars fame - was an avid wargamer and played "Little Wars" by H.G. Wells
0wg1v TIL when the husband of Cassandra Harris (Lisl in For Your Eyes Only) visited the set one day, producer Cubby Broccoli took such a liking to him that he thought he would be a perfect choice to play James Bond. That man was Pierce Brosnan, who made his Bond debut over a decade later.
7rKdX TIL that when the ancient Marquesan people, who became Hawaiians, first sailed to Hawaii, they brought pigs, dogs, and chickens to eat. These fat, slow dogs that mainly ate fermented Taro root were called Poi dogs and were eaten and sometimes sacrificed and placed in ritual graves with children.
Z5Qv TIL Peter Berg & “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan wrote a script titled “Tonight he Comes” about a superhero who could not make love because his ejaculate would kill a woman. Vince Gilligan left to create “Breaking Bad”, and Berg took over the original script, which eventually became “Hancock.”
a8E60 TIL the Philippines are so named after the Spanish King Philip II, and the inhabitants are called ‘Filipino’ due to the native spelling of his name, being ‘Felipe’.