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TIL Pakistan accidentally took down Youtube for the entire globe in 2008 in an attempt to block it

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0a6M TIL that only in the US is Z said as “zee”. In the rest of the English speaking world, the letter is said as “zed”.
mxR0P Til Bully sticks are prepared from the bull pizzle (aka penis muscle) which is cleaned, stretched, and twisted before being prepared. Preparation can vary from sun dried to oven baked or smoked. ... Authentic bully sticks are made from 100% beef (the only ingredient is the bull penis).
QwOL TIL being unpopular increases our chance of death more strongly than obesity, physical inactivity or binge drinking
rRxgM TIL of leblouh, the practice of force-feeding young girls, in African countries where obesity is regarded as desirable. Older women called "fatteners" force the girls to consume enormous quantities of food and liquid, inflicting pain on them if they do not eat and drink.
N7naE TIL that actress Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) played the role of "Biker Mama" (of Satan's Helpers) in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).