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TIL birth control of any kind for unmarried people was illegal in most states in the US until 1972

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9v0G TIL chisels used to be handed out to people visiting Stonehenge, so they could chip away at the ancient monument to get their own souvenirs.
VLg0 TIL Goldman Sachs made big money helping to falsify Greece’s EU application, hiding massive amounts of debt. They then used that inside information to bet AGAINST Greek bonds, and made a killing.
AD5g TIL that Tool have a track called “Eggs of Satan”, written entirely in German and is actually a recipe for cookies.
Me0gB TIL some of the first high heels were worn by ancient Egyptian butchers to avoid walking in blood
JLav TIL a blonde, blue eyed Frenchman moved to London, pretended to be from Taiwan, and became the most famous “Asian” in 18th Century England. He even wrote an influential book about Asia even though he had never been there and had no idea what he was talking about.