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Today I learned that Graham Crackers, created by Reverend Graham, were intended to be a sex drive-suppressing diet food

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nkNd TIL the Olympic event that could have been: in the 1908 Summer Games, pistol dueling was a sport. Contestants used wax bullets and metal masks for safety.
DLNj TIL celine dion’s my heart will go on was recorded in one take as a demo to convinced james cameron to feature it in his movie the titanic. He approved. The song was never re-recorded. So technically the award winning song was a demo tape.
Q9E TIL that it’s evolutionary for guys to sleep after orgasm so they avoid post-coital bonding and don’t get attached to their partner.
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