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TIL that the louder a male’s howler monkey’s roar, the smaller his reproductive organs. His testicles, to be specific—according to researchers at Cambridge University.

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BXlL TIL in 2002, a 86 year old man was held 45min at the airport due to a strange metal item in his pocket that TSA couldn’t understand - it was a Medal of Honor.
GY0WQ TIL if all the above-ground gold in the world were melted together and formed into a cube, it would measure approximately 21.7 meters (71 feet) on a side
XEWYr TIL that in February 18, 1952 a huge storm hit New England, generating huge waves and two 500-foot tankers were broken in half by the heavy seas, against all odds a small Coast Guard lifeboat piloted by a man named Bernie Webber single handedly rescued 32 of the 33 men stranded in one of the tankers
x48D TIL: the Spanish inquisition had to give 30 days notice, so people knew they were comming.
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