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TIL There was a rugby player famous for slipping his thumb into peoples bumholes

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yM8v TIL the longest labour in the world was 75 days and the mother had to lie upside down the entire time.
x6kBg TIL that American chicken is not considered safe for European consumption
kPAm TIL - that there is small town in Italy, whose population has developed a cholesterol mutation that cures heart disease.
LQ5oZ TIL Enid Blyton had many affairs, including a lesbian one with the children's nanny. When her husband found out, fearing for her public image she insisted he publicly admit adultery or be denied contact with his children. Afterwards she reneged, denying contact and blacklisted him in publishing.
ekBD TIL a 1995 WHO study that stated “Occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems” was never published because the US threatened to withdraw US funding for all WHO research projects