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TIL there is pharmaceutical treatment for alcoholism
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RLw6
TIL that infants have died from a ritual known as metzitzah b'peh (removing the foreskin of the penis and the Rabbi places his mouth briefly over the wound, sucking a small amount of blood out) because the Rabbi had herpes.
BgdZb
TIL: Experts believe the word/name "Dad" originated from infantile or childish speech because there is no historical record/language of where the word originated from.
M7mgb
TIL that the city of Troy (located in present-day Turkey) was repeatedly rebuilt after being destroyed, with 11 iterations discovered. The last iteration was a Roman city built as a tourist destination to capitalise on the links to mythic tradition.
m1D9x
TIL Hashcash, a proof-of-work-as-payment system was proposed in 1997.
ZEd4
TIL our digestive system is better tuned to digest meat, rather than vegetables