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TIL a BBC study found that socks improve ability to orgasm by 30 percent

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wLxgW TIL the rise of disposable cups came in the early 20th century to stop the outbreak of communicable disease spread by the practice of sharing water dippers and communal cups in public places. Because the cups are meant for a single person to use and discard, people started to call them 'solo' cups.
nGBb TIL Gene Wilder (the original Willy Wonka) refused to watch the 2005 remake of Willy Wonka because he didn’t want to be disappointed in Johnny Depp
epxKE TIL a South Korean mayor had a ton of trash dumped on a pristine beach in southwest Jindo for International Coastal Cleanup Day so that 600 volunteers could carry out cleaning activities. He later apologized and said the event was meant to raise awareness about the seriousness of coastal waste.
Y7XlA TIL: In2008 Charles III paid the £453 debt his name sake Charles II incured in 1651 for outfitting his army with uniforms
W77Ad TIL more than 35,000 Americans served in the Canadian Army in WWI, accounting for nearly 10% of all Canadian soldiers