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TIL that in Israel, surrogate sex therapy - in which a person is hired to act as a patient's sexual partner - is available at government expense for soldiers who have been badly injured and need sexual rehabilitation.

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epkRk TIL some people in Guangzhou (广州, China, 18 m people) call their city 'Guangkanda' (广坎达) because of the presence of a small African community
1077 TIL the French term for brass knuckles is “Poing Américan” which literally translates to “American Fist”
RR67 TIL there are moths that feed on the tears of sleeping birds.
d8Omr TIL Abraham Lincoln's family line is believed to have gone extinct in 1985 after the death of his last great-grandson. While other relatives exist, no direct descendants of the former president are alive today.
XELXj TIL Army vet Gregory Holeman needed a ride to the hospital but didn't know if Veterans Affairs covered an ambulance not pre-authorized. He asked his sister to call a social worker but she misdialed & Jimmy John's answered; JJ delivery driver Zack Hillmer (a U.S. Navy vet) drove him to the hospital.