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TIL banana slugs bite off each other's penises after sex

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P181V TIL about Saturday Night Palsy (named after partying on Saturday nights), which is when nerves are compressed and muscle function is lost due to sleeping in an unnatural position and being too drunk to adjust yourself. Severe cases have a low chance of full recovery.
wLn9J TIL of Ousland Borge from Norway, who in 1995 Attempted to cross the Antarctica alone on skis and had to abandon the trip due to frostbite. Undeterred, he returned the following year and successfully crossed 2845kms in 64 days alone, with a 178Kg Sledge and reaching 3400 meters above sea level.
vPp0D TIL In 1952, the press criticized Marilyn Monroe on her red dress stating that she looked like she was in a potato sack. Few days later she responded with a photo of her in a potato sack dress
kOLO5 TIL that colour photography has existed as far back as the 1850s
GAYxg TIL the Battle of Gettysburg may have started because of shoes. General Heth sent General Pettigrew to Gettysburg because there were rumors of supplies of footwear, and many Confederate troops marched barefoot or with rags wrapped on their feet.