TIL men who empty their ballsack five to seven times per week are 36 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer compared to those who ejaculated less than two times per week.
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Highsnobiety
How Often You Should Cum to Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer
Ejaculating more could lower your risk of prostate cancer — and may make you healthier overall, according to researchers.
TIL comedian Hannibal Buress paid a man $500 to attend a movie premiere for him, even though he looked nothing like him. The man walked around, took selfies with fans, and did an interview on camera.
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Variety
Hannibal Buress Sent an Imposter to ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Premiere
You may think you saw Hannibal Buress at the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" premiere but he "duped" us all.
TIL that the Wolf of Wall Street movie was funded by a fraudulent bond scheme run by Goldman Sachs employees and a Malaysian PM.
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Submitted July 24, 2020 at 07:46PM by SomeoneNicer
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BBC News
Goldman Sachs settles 1MDB scandal with Malaysia for $3.9bn
The US bank will make a cash payment to the Malaysian government as part of the deal.
TIL Seinfeld was assigned to an inexperienced NBC executive and intentionally broke many sitcom stereotypes: Jerry and Elaine's relationship never blossomed, it offers no growth or reconciliation to its characters, and even Susan's death elicits no genuine emotions from anybody in the show.
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Seinfeld
American sitcom
TIL that in 1951 Matt Ingram was convicted of “reckless eyeballing,” the improper looking at a white person, with sexual intent, in North Carolina. His accuser testified that he had scared her when he looked at her from a distance of about 75 feet. Ingram spent two and half years in prison.
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Black Then
"Reckless Eyeballing": The Matt Ingram Case
Matt Ingram was accused of "reckless eyeballing," (the improper looking at a white person, with sexual intent). He was one of the last African Americans convicted under this law. The case became well-known by civil
TIL South Park Kenny was based on Trey Parkers childhood friend named Kenny who was the poorest kid in the neighborhood and wore an orange parka that made him difficult to understand he would often skip school causing the others to jokingly say he had died but a few days later he would just reappear
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Submitted July 25, 2020 at 04:01AM by crispyfriedpickles
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Cc
Kenny McCormick - Official South Park Studios Wiki
Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick Gender Male Age 9 Hair Color Blond Occupation Student Grade 4th Grade Aliases - The Official South Park Studios Wiki
TIL Rabbits and hares are completely different species. Amongst other things Baby rabbits called kittens or bunnies are born hairless and blind totally dependent on their mothers. Baby hares called leverets are born with fur and sight and they can move on their own within an hour of their birth
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TIL NYC Transit sunk 2,500 retired subway cars along the eastern seaboard to create artificial reef habitats for marine life
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Submitted July 25, 2020 at 05:38AM by zimmythebard
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TIL The first recorded autopsy was performed in 44 B.C. on Julius Caesar to determine which of the 23 stab wounds he received had killed him. (It was a chest wound that severed his aorta.)
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Popular Mechanics
The Entire History of the Autopsy
A deep look at how, after someone dies, we figure out why.
TIL Elephants are among the very few land mammals apart from humans to mourn the dead among them and visit their graves.
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The Cut
A New Video Shows How Elephants Pay Their Respects to the Dead
A mysterious mourning ritual.
TIL the "cookies" Sesame Street's Cookie Monster eats are NOT real cookies, as the oils from them would damage the puppet; he instead eats painted rice cakes disguised as cookies
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So Yummy
Cookie Monster Never Actually Ate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everyone knows and loves Cookie Monster. But as it turns out, his ultimate favorite dessert on "Sesame Street" has been another food this entire time.
TIL that the RMS Carpathia only heard the Titanic's distress call because Carpathia's wireless operator, Harold Cottam, was listening to his telegraph while getting into his pajamas, several minutes after his shift had ended. Had he signed off when he was supposed to, there may have been no rescue.
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Wikipedia
Harold Cottam
Wireless operator on the RMS Carpathia
TIL sharks can expel the entire contents of their stomach by literally forcing the stomach inside-out all the way past its teeth. This is called 'stomach eversion' and it's a way to get rid of indigestible objects but occasionally the stomach is unable to retract, which can be fatal.
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The Verge
Sharks literally puke their guts out — here's why
On November 13th, 2010, marine biologist Austin Gallagher was out on a boat in the Florida Keys, when he and his team pulled an 8-foot-long tiger shark on board to tag it with a satellite tracker....
TIL that astronauts Mark Lee and Jan Davis married in secret 9 months before their joint flight to the ISS and didn't tell NASA until it was too late to train replacements. They are the only married couple to have ever flown in space together.
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Vice
Let's Talk About Sex in Space
While there has been a human presence in space since 1961, the topic of cosmic coitus continues to be woefully under-examined.
TIL that there's a farmer in South Africa who has bred ducks for many years. He uses the ducks instead of pesticides on his farm. Every morning he assembles over 1,000 ducks into a line to go and pluck the pests out of his vineyard.
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TIL: MIT awards degrees with a certificate credentialing the graduate as a "Pirate" if they complete Archery, Fencing, Pistol (or Rifle), and Sailing classes before graduating. Certified Pirates are inducted at an official ceremony each year.
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Interesting Engineering
MIT Actually Offers a Swashbuckling Pirate Certification
The course isn't how to be an internet pirate but a fun way to get students to complete physical education requirements for MIT scholars.
TIL Theodore Roosevelt survived an bullet to the chest (assassination attempt) due to his campaign speech noscriptd "Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual", folded over twice in Roosevelt's breast pocket. He declined medical attention and gave his speech with blood seeping from his shirt.
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Business Insider
US President Theodore Roosevelt once delivered an 84-minute speech after getting shot in the chest
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt didn't let a bullet get in the way of his campaign speech.
TIL engineers have been able to increase the damage resistance of an airplane's black box by 60 times thanks to studying the anatomy of a woodpecker's skull.
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Submitted July 25, 2020 at 07:17PM by MKR25
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Wikipedia
Woodpecker
family of birds
TIL that actor, director, and producer Orson Welles refused admission into Harvard at age 16 so he could travel. When he landed in Dublin he convinced everyone that he was a famous Broadway star and began producing plays. When he grew bored of the farce, he went to North Africa to draw pictures.
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Orson Welles
American actor, director, writer and producer
TIL Cats often avoid consuming food or water from sides of their bowls to prevent 'whisker fatigue.' Whiskers brushing against a bowl can trigger sensory overload, causing them pain and stress whenever eating or drinking.
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Submitted July 25, 2020 at 05:43PM by sh0tgunben
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Petmd
Whisker Fatigue in Cats: What it is and How to Help
Whisker fatigue is a condition that can affect cats, causing them a good deal of stress. Learn more about whisker fatigue, and how amazing your cat’s whiskers are, below.
TIL Singapore was a state of Malaysia, but due to racial and economic differences, Malaysia voted to expel it, making Singapore the first nation to unwillingly get Independence.
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Submitted July 25, 2020 at 09:11PM by englishmaan
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Wikipedia
Singapore in Malaysia
Singapore (officially, the State of Singapore) was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 by the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the former British colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore.…