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TIL that an English Earl was once king of Germany
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TIL in 1857 Senator James Hammond, representative of South Carolina, released a manual of breastfeeding rules for enslaved women. The manual regulated time spent breastfeeding and rigidly set weaning schedules. The women were forced to nurse the children of their owners as well as other babies.
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TIL Draco, an Athenian law-maker in 620 BC, was smothered to death by gifts of cloaks and hats showered upon him by appreciative citizens
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TIL Female Bark lice have spined penises they use to mate with unwilling partners for up to 70 hours
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TIL Hafthór Björnsson (“The Mountain” from Game of Thrones) broke a 1,000-year-old record by carrying a 30-foot, 1,433-pound log for five steps
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TIL the American music genre Bluegrass is named after a specific band, Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.