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TIL After a psychotherapy experiment in a convent 300 nuns petitioned the Vatican to be released from their vows leaving only a small group of radical lesbian nuns.

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oB7dE TIL Satirical news site 'The Onion' was almost "...Sued out of existence" in 1996 by Janet Jackson. The article that prompted the lawsuit? "Dying Boy Gets Wish: To Pork Janet Jackson."
J86l TIL diamond engagement rings only became popular in the 1940’s as a guarantee of compensation in case the suitor cancelled the engagement. This became necessary after states began banning the breach of promise lawsuits that previously accomplished this.
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