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TIL the German Word for Nipple is Brustwarz; which means “Breast-wart.”

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prrO TIL the Paraguayan War was so catastrophic for the male population of Paraguay, there were only 26,000 adult men left alive in the country at the end of the war. In addition, the F/M ratio in some areas were high as 20:1.
5e5D TIL the Taliban arrested thousands of men for having Leonardo Dicaprio-style haircuts after “Titanic fever” swept Afghanistan
xVJXD TIL Texas Pete is from North Carolina
XEKjX TIL: In 1665, King Charles II said the southern border of Virginia colony must stretch to the Pacific! In the end it didn't, but over years a resulting survey line (along 36°30′ N.Lat.) became part of 6 state borders (VA, NC, KY, TN, OK, TX). (The line was also a slave/free states divider out West.)
jNvWj TIL a study by researchers at a London university found that Botswana has the most unique folk and traditional music among the 137 countries investigated, followed by Ivory Coast, Chad, and Benin. China's music differs the most from its neighbors.