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TIL that in Germany Vick's VapoRub is sold under the name Wick VapoRub because "Vick's", when pronounced in German, sounds too similar to the vulgar word fick.

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KOdQR TIL the oldest naval ship still in commission is HMS Victory. She was launched in 1765.
DLoj TIL of “a 27-year-old lady who had persistent cough, sputum and fever for six months. Despite trials with antibiotics and anti-tuberculosis treatment for four months, her symptoms did not improve. Detailed retrospective history confirmed accidental inhalation of a condom during fellatio.”
0nZ5 TIL: James Joyce’s daughter Lucia suffered from schizophrenia. He took her to be treated by Carl Jung. His diagnosis; “You are both submerged in the same water but you are swimming, she is drowning”
7rWPx TIL in 2012 law student Jonathan Nichols got a new cell phone, he didn't expect to get the number once used by Sir Mix-A-Lot. Since then he has been overloaded with pictures of women in bikinis.
PBnZ TIL Dolly Parton created the Imagination Library, which sends one free book per month to a child, to boost literacy and foster a love of reading. Founded to serve her native Sevier County TN, it now ships over a million books a month to kids in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.