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TIL there is a place in Iran known as the Valley of Genitalia, where statues representing female breasts and male genitals date from 1000ad to 70 years ago.

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X0EGD TIL about censorship in Turkish media. Alcohol and Tobacco products are blurred out and sometimes covered with a flower. Any forms of kissing or love making is banned amongst other things like mentioning brands.
J5el TIL Alice Cooper has credited golf with playing a major role in helping him overcome his alcohol addiction. He has even gone so far as to say that when he took up golf, it was a case of replacing one addiction with another. He now plays six rounds a week with a 2 handicap.
OjKg TIL ABC only aired “Clerks: The Animated Show” twice before canceling it. They aired the fourth episode first, and then aired the second episode despite the fact that the second episode is a ‘flashback’ episode, and derives much of its humor from the fact that it flashes back to the first episode.
rNR8y TIL out of all contestants who have appeared on Jeopardy! during its 30+ years in syndication, Jeff Richmond of Hollywood, CA is the only person to have participated in one, two, three and four-player versions of the Final Jeopardy! round.
9wW0G TIL On March 16, 1968 Hugh Thompson, a US Army helicopter pilot, played a pivotal role in ending the My Lia Massacre in a southern Vietnam village. Thompson threatened to open fire on American troops if they continued to harm innocent civilians. His extraordinary actions prevented further tragedy.