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TIL John Kellog published books condemning masturbation and suggested it be treated by sewing foreskin shut with silver wire and burning the clitoris with carbolic acid. He believed meat consumption lead to masturbation and urged people to eat more cereals - which led to the nvention of Corn Flakes

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VBXvG TIL in German, the word “umfahren” has two meanings: To drive around something or someone but also the opposite, to run someone over.
V0KB TIL An adult human is made up of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 that’s (7 octillion) atoms.
loZpN TIL Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the earth ~2200 years ago, and was damn close to the accepted value today. Let Carl Sagan tell you a story.
R5kL7 TIL the lyrics "tossed salads and scrambled eggs" from the Frasier end credits song are meant to be references to the people who call into his radio show being "mixed up"
VMdRp TIL a Cornell University study found that social media "Likes" are less likely to affect the self-esteem of people with a sense of purpose (defined as ongoing motivation that is self-directed, oriented toward the future and beneficial to others).