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TIL that women who swallow semen are less likely to develop preeclampsia.

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nereo TIL: "Tired and emotional" is a British euphemism for alcohol intoxication (or drunkenness).
W76VL TIL about Maundy Money. In Britain, the day before Good Friday, the reigning monarch personally gives elderly parishioners a specially struck set of coins (with their combined value adding up to the monarch’s age). Recipients are chosen based on their service to the church or their diocese.
P1aZe TIL about “Umuganda,” a national holiday in Rwanda taking place on the last Saturday of every month for mandatory nationwide community work.
NXkBP TIL about Corrie Mckeague, an Air Force Gunner who disappeared while returning home from a night drinking with friends. The leading theory for his disappearance is that he climbed into a garbage bin to fall asleep, and was picked up and eventually crushed by a garbage truck.
b477 TIL AT&T almost caused nuclear war. In 1961, the US lost contact with its early warning systems. Assuming the USSR had attacked, bombers were scrambled but recalled when contact was made with an EWS base. The phone blackout was caused by a faulty AT&T switch they had promised to replace.