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TIL - A museum in Iceland has casts of the 15 erect penises of the Icelandic National Handball team, sculpted in silver to commemorate their 2008 silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.

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1aL9O TIL rosemary is poisonous in large quantities. Rosemary is up to 0.5% camphor by weight; 400 grams of rosemary contains up to 2 grams of camphor, which is enough to cause serious toxicity.
J1p64 TIL: According to a scientific study, ADHD individuals react to stimulants such as amphetamines differently, often in a positive way improving symptoms by 70% and improving study in college students with ADHD. However, most stop using to disastrous effects and were more risky behavior prone.
BrbWy Til that despite being advised to join the NBA after one year in college, Tim Duncan decided to stay in school for 3 more years because he had promised his mother, on her deathbed, that he would get his college degree. The move paid off, as he got drafted by the Spurs & won 5 championships with them
kOMNd TIL Charles Darwin wrote: "The mule always appears to me a most surprising animal. That a hybrid should possess more reason, memory, obstinacy, social affection, powers of muscular endurance, and length of life, than either of its parents, seems to indicate that art has here outdone nature."
W7dKY TIL that there's a form of synesthesia where people transcribe the speech of others into text as imaginary subtitles