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TIL The water boatman can produce 99 dB of sound by rubbing its penis across its abdomen

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kJBQe TIL while on the California Supreme Court, Stephen Johnson Field had a special coat made with pockets large enough to hold two pistols so that he could fire the weapons inside the pockets
N7kGb TIL pornography involving characters with the appearance of minors is proctected by the First Amendment, as long as the actors themselves are of legal age.
Xrwj TIL that they say “hundreds-and-thousands” instead of “sprinkles” in the U.K.
994B TIL of the New York City Police Riot of 1857, a battle between the recently dissolved Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police. Municipals fought Metropolitans attempting to arrest the corrupt Mayor Wood. The situation later required the intervention of the New York State Militia.
wDvY TIL a person tries to jump off the George Washington Bridge every 3.5 days, and NYPD officers routinely talk people out of it.