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TIL that the reason Greek statues have such small penises is because back then, big penises were considered “ gross and comical.” Small penises were considered, “God sent” and were much preferred by woman.

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gY09 TIL of Robert Smalls, a seaman-slave during the American Civil War who stole a warship when the Confederate sailors went whoring and sailed himself and his family to freedom. Then fought for the Union. Then became a successful businessman and bought his former masters house.
koY7 TIL Warner Bros donates royalties made from their Tasmanian Devil character to help fight a facial tumour that is decimating the native species
N7j98 TIL that scientists are and have been working on ways to record dreams. They have even recorded shapes through and other images through fMRI machines. One day soon, maybe we can record our dreams.
69WrY TIL More than 3 Million people were killed during the 1943 Bengal famine in India and Churchill's policies were to blame for this
Wk0WX TIL In 1955 Playboy published a story about straight men being persecuted in a world where homosexuality was the norm. After many angry letters, Hefner wrote a response to criticism where he said, "If it was wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse was wrong, too."