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055M TIL that most male birds have no penis. Most species reproduce by “kissing” buttholes for a few seconds.
4XkLw TIL about Robert Carey, who took a two day horse ride to Scotland against orders on the death of Elizabeth I to inform her heir of the news so he could get himself a good job with him.
Oogd4 TIL That graffiti from Pompeii survived the Vesuvius eruption. Some of the immortalized words recorded are; "Aufidius was here. Goodbye", "Samius to Cornelius: go hang yourself!" & "The one who buggers a fire burns his penis"
d85E8 TIL Sony released a camera in 1998 that could see through people's clothes. It included an infrared powered night mode that consumers realized could turn dark fabric and swimsuits transparent. Sony sold 700k "x-ray cameras" before fixing the issue in manufacturing.
epNmk TIL about Peter Winston, a chess prodigy, who - having posted a peak rating of 2285 and, aged only 14, beaten US Champion Walter Browne in 37 moves! - was last seen on January 26, 1978 and disappeared without a trace just before the Great New York blizzard of 1978 hit the East Coast.