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TIL the words “testify” and “testicle” come from the same root

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14a8 TIL the makers of Hello Kitty, Sanrio, was in a big legal battle with a European toy company before the 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami. Immediately after the disaster, both companies agreed to settle out of court and use the legal fees to help the victims.
RkW9 TIL daschunds look like they do because they were bred to hunt badgers and other animals that live in burrows
yr1v TIL in 2009 a Russian woman was prosecuted for raping ten men, out of which nine men pressed charges, while one man said he loved it.
werP TIL Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.
Z8b4R TIL Peppa Pig has been blocked from an online video channel in China after becoming associated with “gangster” subculture.